This Women’s Day, Put Your Health on the List

Every year on 9 August, South Africa celebrates National Women’s Day—a day that honours the courage, strength and determination of the more than 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against the extension of pass laws to women.

Honouring National Women’s Day – 9 August

Each year, on 9 August, South Africa observes National Women’s Day, a public holiday with deeply rooted historical significance.