"You must never be afraid to stand up and recognize that as women, we have the ability to to lead. We are pioneers in our own right. You, wherever you are, whichever country you are in, you are a leader, you're a caregiver, you are a giver, you shatter barriers with the ability to even mother and bring a life into this world," Loyiso Masuku said, delivering her message to women on the occasion.
"We've got a very important gender machinery in our country, mainly the Commission for Gender Equality, which looks at policy and advocacy. So we also use that opportunity to profile the work of the gender commission. There's also the Ministry for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities, which looks at monitoring and evaluation, and coordinating all efforts of government in order to deal with issues affecting women in our country," Masuku explains.
"I would say to our woman across, honor your strength, your resilience, honor your country's constitution," Loyiso Masuku says.