Women are still fighting for freedom: De Bruyn, Amnesty International
#WomensDay2026 #GovZAUpdates #EmpowerdWomanEmpowerdNation ##70YearsWomensMarch — South African Government (@GovernmentZA) August 9, 2026 “Every single day, I weep for the girl child, the daughters, the mothers, and grandmothers that are abused and silenced that is not the freedom we fought for we fought to dismantle the systemic oppression of women as a race class and gender, but today we feel the cruel calcification of entrenched poverty, lack of clean drinking water homelessness and systemic corruption,” says De Bruyn.
EXCLUSIVE | Former South African anti-apartheid activist Sophia Williams-De Bruyn says: “So I say to women that carry on, don’t give up; carry on with protests.” — SABC News (@SABCNews) August 8, 2026 Meanwhile, Amnesty International South Africa says women continue to be trapped in cycles of violence, poverty and failing basic services, decades after apartheid.
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