READ IT IN FULL: Ramaphosa’s 2021 state of the nation address
PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo,
Deputy President David Mabuza,
Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete,
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and esteemed members of the judiciary,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers,
Honourable Members of the National Council of Provinces,
Dean of the European Region, representing the Diplomatic Corps, HE Mr Beka Dvali,
Distinguished Guests,
Fellow South Africans,
On this day, 31 years ago, President Nelson Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster prison a free person, a living embodiment of the resilience and courage of the South African people.
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“I don’t think we [rural women] were on the agenda,” said Mawubuye Land Rights Movement activist Denia Jansen, referring to the devastating impact that the Covid-19 lockdown has had on South Africans.
A key challenge was the limited access to institutional support during lockdown, she said, sharing a view that emerged in a report released during 16 Days of Activism by the Women on Farms Project (WFP).
Jansen has her ears close to the ground on matters related to gender-based violence in farming communities. Just last Sunday evening she tried to assist a woman who had been raped in McGregor in the Langeberg Municipality in the Western Cape, but the police could not assist fully.