Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University to host the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
As part of the Women’s Month commemorations, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University will be hosting the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. The event will afford a platform for SMU staff and students to engage on pertinent issues relating to women, children and persons living with disabilities.
The year 2023 marks the 67th anniversary since approximately 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the extension of pass laws to women by the government of the time. The activities for Women’s Month must therefore reflect the current developments across different sectors of our society.
As such, the university saw it fit to provide a platform for discourse as it relates to women, children, and persons with disabilities.
This year’s Women’s Month is being commemorated under the overarching theme: “Accelerating socio-economic opportunities for women’s empowerment.” This is in acknowledgement of the fact that although great strides have been made toward the advancement of women, more work still needs to be done.
