GBVF, economic opportunities, biggest stumbling blocks facing women - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated his call for all South Africans to work together to tackle the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide.
Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the government’s Women's Day events in the Northern Cape on Friday.
He said South Africa cannot continue to be known as a country where women are raped, killed and violated.
"As a society, we must work together to end GBVF in our country. The men of this country must take a stand and say this we are going to stop. We will not be violating the women of our country anymore.”
Ramaphosa also called for more opportunities for South African women to actively participate in the country's economy.
"Women must take their rightful place as active participants in the economy, in a way in which they will be able to get employment, to be businesswomen, to be able to bring up their children.
"We want them to be producers, employers and we want them to succeed.”
Despite the shortcomings, the president believes a lot that has been done to improve the status of women in South Africa over the past 30 years.
Ramaphosa said South African women are significantly represented in parliament, government, and the judiciary.
"It was a moment of great pride for me to sign a presidential order appointing the first female chief justice of our country, and in this regard, I must say that we have made history.”
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