President Cyril Ramaphosa with Sophia Williams-De Bruyn during Women’s day celebrations at the Union Buildings in Tshwane on 9 August 2026. Picture: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa said although South Africa has made progress with women’s rights, the “struggles of women are far from over”. He said women lead institutions that are vital to South Africa.
“Today, women serve as chief justice, speaker of the National Assembly, chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, public protector and auditor-general. “Women are ministers, mayors, judges, traditional leaders, diplomats, police officers, soldiers, entrepreneurs, farmers, scientists, engineers, academics, artists and athletes. “These gains matter.
They were fought for. They must be defended,” he said. Speaking at the Union Buildings on Sunday, Ramaphosa said although he is proud of the rights women have in South Africa, there is still progress to be made.
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“The struggles of women for equality and emancipation do not know boundaries of geography, language, religion, race, colour or class. And the struggles of women are far from over,” he said. He said women still face obstacles in South Africa.
“Women are more than half of our population, but they do not yet hold an equal share of our country’s wealth, its land or its enterprises. “Too many women are without work. Too many earn less than men for doing the same work.
Too many carry the burden of caring for families and households, labour that goes unrecognised and uncounted,” he said. Ramaphosa said government is trying to create equal opportunities for women in the country.
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