Ramaphosa To Deliver The 2021 Women’s Day Keynote Address

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow virtually deliver the 2021 National Women’s Day keynote address under the theme: “The year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: Realising Women’s Rights”.

Government has declared 2021 as “The year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke” and all national days aligned with this theme that marks 150th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke.

Women’s Day 2021 marks 65 years since the watershed 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings against Draconian pass laws.

Women’s Day is also framed by the continuing global fight against Covid-19 and takes place during a time when the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic with millions of lives lost.

In this regard, the event will be celebrated virtually and televised to observe the national lockdown restrictions on gatherings.

Although the event will be virtual, Limpopo is the host province.

National Women’s Day is celebrated on 9 August every year as part