09/08/2025
Lab24 wishes all South African women a Happy Women's Day!
WHY?
Each year on the 9th of August, South Africans of all backgrounds, races, and cultural groups join together in celebrating National Womenâs Day.
On the 9th of August in 1956 that a large group of women began a campaign to bring an end to the pass laws enforced by the government of the time. The pass laws meant that all black people were to carry a special âpassâ or identification document, which they had to produce to prove they were permitted to enter a certain area designated for white people.
Soon, the women began to sing a protest song with words which translated into âNow you have touched the women, you have struck a rockâ. Indeed, these words show the immense courage and strength of these women.
National Womenâs Day in South Africa is held in high esteem and is a reminder of the important contributions women make to society, as well as a time to ponder the advances in womenâs rights.
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