President Cyril Ramaphosa says the 1956 Women’s March was a defining moment in South Africa’s struggle for freedom and justice. He said the march demonstrated that women were not merely supporters, but leaders and organisers of the struggle.
Ramaphosa recalled that 20,000 women gathered at the seat of apartheid power, delivering petitions with more than 100,000 signatures before standing in disciplined silence for 30 minutes.
He delivered the keynote address at the main Nation Women’s Day celebrations at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria.
“That march helped to change the course, the character and the leadership of the struggle for freedom and justice in our country. It demonstrated that women were not merely supporters of our struggle. They were its leaders, its organizers, and they were its authors. Seventy years ago, at least as we have already heard, 20,000 women from across our country gathered here the Union Buildings. They came to the very seat of apartheid power.”
VIDEO | President Ramaphosa delivers keynote address at National Women’s Day Commemoration 2026
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