South Africa: Ramaphosa Calls on Men to Fight GBV - South African News Briefs - August 10, 2026

Ramaphosa Urges Men to Stand Against GBV President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on men and boys to take a stronger stand against gender-based violence, reports EWN. He said that they must reject violence against women and girls. Speaking at the Women’s Day commemoration at the Union Buildings, he also highlighted women’s

South Africa commemorates on Sunday 70 years since the Women’s March of 1956, when around 20,000 women of all races marched to the administrative capital, Pretoria, to protest apartheid laws forcing Black women to carry passes that restricted their movement.

South African women willl commemorate the achievements of the 1956 Women's March on Sunday. But they say their fight for freedom is unfinished.