Women in politics: Why are we still making a case?
Dec 06, 2020
3 minutes
PROFESSOR ATHAMBILE MASOLA
YANDISA MONAKALI
DNS
THE US finally has their first woman as vice-president elect: Kamala Harris. Once again, the role of women in politics has come into the spotlight.
Recently, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu spoke at a Congress of SA Students lecture with the theme “Women in Politics”. Much of the speech paid homage to historical figures such as Queen Regent Lobatsibeni from Swaziland and highlighted Krotoa’s role between the Dutch and the indigenous people, as well as African women who were involved in the 1913 pass protest in Bloemfontein and women from
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