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11 August 2026

Seventy years after South Africa’s women’s march, the struggle is not over

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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Seventy years after South Africa’s women’s march, the struggle is not over

Women helped defeat apartheid’s pass laws, but many still face violence, poverty and unemployment.

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