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The crowd at the Union Buildings on August 9 1956. About 20 000 women marched to Pretoria to protest against passes for black women.
APARTHEID

Recognise South African women’s contribution to the development of this country

Women were not only involved in the struggle against apartheid, they have and continue to fight for rights and justice in fields as diverse as mining, gender-based violence and…

  • Emmanuel Anoghena Oboh
7 min read
Broad brushstrokes: (from left) Gladys Mgudlandlu, Houses in the Hills, c1960s, Iziko South African National Gallery; Suburb (with Table Mountain), 1964, Homestead Collection.
1940 2000

‘When Rain Clouds Gather’: Acknowledging the role of Black women in South African art history

A new exhibition, When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists, 1940-2000, held at the Norval Foundation, is a corrective to the previous systemic exclusion of…

  • Athi Mongezeleli Joja
8 min read