By Palesa Nguqu
Chair of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and former international relations minister, Naledi Pandor, has urged women to build on three decades of progress in gender equality.
She was speaking at the Women20 (W20) SA Summit 2025, held on Monday at the Vivari Hotel and Spa in Johannesburg.
The W20 SA Summit, themed, Women in Solidarity towards a Just Future, aims to advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment by bringing together global leaders, researchers, policymakers, and civil society representatives.
The three-day event was attended by delegates from over 20 countries, including, among others, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria and Lesotho.
Pandor said it was important to strengthen bonds of cooperation that translate into practical action to advance women’s empowerment.
“This is a good time to agree on such a goal,” she noted, adding that
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