WOMEN'S DAY!

Each year on the 9^th of August all South Africans from different backgrounds races gather around to celebrate women’s day. It is a day set aside to acknowledge and commemorate all women of South Africa, both young and old, and to remember those that made history in 1956.

“Wathint abafazi, wathint imbokodo”, means you strike a woman, you strike a rock!  This phrase has come to represent women’s courage and strength in South Africa. Tarirai Nhango procurement officer of MGI thinks women are often looked down upon. She explains “We as mothers need to be celebrated. It is important that as a woman you do things on your own and do not let people discourage you because you are more than a conqueror.”

 Women are the essence of who we are as a nation, and the world is a better place because of the role they play in the society.