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South Africa’s dramatic – and mostly traumatic – history causes us to go big on anniversaries where we look at the road we have travelled as a nation, and plot our way further forward.

This is certainly true again in August 2016 as we mark 60 years since around 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s commitment to providing life-saving HIV treatment to all those who need it.

Currently, South Africa provides 3.4 million HIV positive people with antiretroviral treatment.

Speaking during that the International Aids Conference Deputy President Ramaphosa said the struggle against HIV and Aids has been – and still is – a struggle for a better society.

“We desire a society in which men do not claim dominion over women; a society in which the powerful do not prey on the vulnerable,” he said.

More than 800 000 women have been connected to the prevention of mother- to-child infections through MomConnect,  a mobile platform which creates awareness among pregnant women about available health services for their infants.

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Women's Month

After 10 years on the job at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Beauty Queen Nchabeleng believes serving and protecting the people of South Africa is her calling.

Women's Month

Female farmer Philiswa Fadana (54) is living proof that it is possible to rise above difficult circumstances.

Last month Fadana earned a spot in the Eastern Cape Female Farmer of the Year awards, after taking top accolades in the Amathole District Municipality leg of the competition.

Acornhoek in Mpumalanga might be a small town but it is home to a policewoman with a big future.

Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says the South African Police Service (SAPS) will be rolling out 15 mobile police stations to far-flung townships and rural areas around the country.

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