70 years after South Africa’s women protested apartheid, many say their fight for freedom isn’t finished
South Africa commemorates on Sunday 70 years since the Women’s March of 1956, when around 20,000 women of all races marched to the administrative capital, Pretoria, to protest apartheid laws forcing Black women to carry passes that restricted their movement.

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- Published: Aug 8, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC
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