Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Women’s Day Celebrations, Atlantic Park Stadium, Witbank, Mpumalanga, 9 August 2004
… by the women of this country as part of their heroic struggle against apartheid. We salute all our unsung heroines … because we were blessed to have such heroines of our struggle as Charlotte Maxeke, Margaret Mncadi, Ray Simons, … Mxenge, and many others who throughout the long years of struggle demonstrated fortitude in confronting the most …
