Tshwane mayor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and premier Nomvula Mokonyane announced the plans yesterday at a sod-turning ceremony in the city centre.

The Gauteng government would contribute the bulk of the money - R100-million - to build the monument, while the City of Tshwane would contribute R8-million.

The sod-turning ceremony was attended by Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile as well as hundreds of ANC Women's League members, and its president Angie Motshekga.

Pretoria was the venue of the women's march against the pass laws in 1956.

About 20000 women marched to the Union Buildings on the day.

Yesterday at least 100 women recreated the 1956 march, walking from Lillian Ngoyi Square to the Union Buildings.

They were led by first lady Nompumelelo Ntuli and provincial community safety MEC Faith Mazibuko.

Yesterday's main event, at the Union Buildings, was addressed by President Jacob Zuma, who gave a contrasting picture of the progress made by women since 1956.

While Zuma lauded the increase of women cabinet ministers and deputy ministers serving in his administration, he also criticised some companies for their "zero percentage" of female executives.

"In the national executive, we have 14 cabinet ministers and 15 deputy ministers. In addition, five out of nine premiers are women, which means the majority of provinces are run by women." he said.

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Aug 10, 2012

mafungwashe

very much appreciated,all the best.I wish this can be well managed,informative lectures/talks planned to empower women,to handle well the challenges they are facing,let the monument be a beacon of hope that,one day women will be emancipated from the male dominant mentality
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Aug 10, 2012

Onestone

there is already a womens monument but now to build another one???? for what????



people are living i bad circumstances but the bledy anc wants to waste more money!!!!! so typical!!!!!!!
stop wasting money you iiiditoots!!!!!!! stupaaad people u!!!!
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Aug 10, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Mara diotsa tse tsa gavament y le aga legaga la basadi ka tshelete e kana mara? Ke mang a nyakang legaga mo nakong ya nou batho ba sena dintlo metsi le soreji. Every year ke mothersday woman's month a ke tsbe gore y le senya tshelete so maan. Basadi ba nou ke ditikiline fela bajewa jah ka Chiefs lena le ba ahela legaga what happend to rena banna ba re ngadisitseng ditlo 10 years ago????? Thanda thighs wa eketsetsa ka tshelete ya province!!!!
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Aug 10, 2012

Papage

Is it necessary? I saw some women toyi, toying as they celebrated their women day yesterday, and thought this is so yesteryear, why do we use the same attitute used by those 1956 women today, cant we have something fresh, to show that change was done, celebrate in a freedom way. e.g Clean our homes and feed those without food on the day. My thinking, this thing of Government wasting monies by transporting women to Union Building for things like this just make no sense to me.
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Aug 10, 2012

Tasto

Rather build an independent school(s) with qaulified competent teachers to teach from grade-R - 12 and name the school after HER.Make sure no SA teachers union members are in staff even in cleaners!!
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Aug 10, 2012

TDK

Is it really necessary? What a waste. They just want to line their pockets for this tender. Maybe we should oppose it just like we did with tolling.
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Aug 12, 2012

Rationalista

Nice one Sphatlo, let's build them monuments by day while we continue to rape them by night.. When will we ever get our priorities right?
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Aug 13, 2012

Kuch

I still think our TAX money should be spent more on Building schools,universities,hospitals,.....
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