National Women's Month 2010

On 9 August 2010 South Africans will celebrate
and commemorate the struggle of
women for a free, non-racial
and non-sexist country.

• SA to honour women struggle icons
  Johannesburg - In a move that is set to put the struggle of South African women in the forefront, the Department of Arts and Culture announced on Tuesday that the graves of struggle icons Helen Joseph, Lillian Ngoyi and Charlotte Maxeke will be declared as national heritage sites.

• New Gender Bill on the cards
  Pretoria – The Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities is developing a new Bill that will enforce gender parity measures across all sectors of society, Minister Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya said on Monday.

• Women urged to declare war against HIV, AIDS
  Bloemfontein - Free State MEC for Social Development, Sisi Ntombela, has called on women to make 2010 the year to unite and declare war against HIV and AIDS.