Hlengani Communications together with fellow South Africans celebrated National Women’s Day and Women’s Month in August. How South Africa celebrates Women’s day is different compared to the rest of the world.
Our women’s day is different from the UN’s international women’s day celebrated on the 8th of March every year.
The South African Women’s day pays tribute to women and their role in the liberation struggle. This year, Women’s Day coincided with the centenary of struggle icons, Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Lillian Ngoyi and Oliver Tambo.
During the month of August, as an organisation we commemorate the twenty thousand women from different racial groups who marched to the Union Buildings on August 9th in 1956, protesting and pleading against discrimination, laws that restricted movement within the country, abuse, unfair treatment at home, work and in society. This march has been celebrated ever since 1995 as Women’s Day, to recognise the importance and significance of the role that women played during the struggle for liberation against post colonialism and apartheid.
At Hlengani Communications, we highly prioritise women and we empower them with business opportunities, knowledge and technology. We work freely with other women led businesses and we have women in senior positions within the organisation. We wish to share information with our stakeholders; clients, employees, supporters and the public to continue to honour and respect women and continue to spread better ways to live with women peacefully.
Women protested in 1956 and many more times after that yet till today their voices have not been heard. Cases of rape, abuse and murder of beautiful, young intelligent women continue to rise in South Africa. We are losing young educated leaders of tomorrow because of violence and abuse. However, this year we edge all men to be different, to think and act differently. At Hlengani, we encourage all men to care and be gentle towards ladies and young girls. Men must act against abuse and abusers.
Oppose violence and the violation of women’s rights
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