As we continue to commemorate Women’s Month and the ongoing journey towards gender equality, South Africa is making great strides through two transformative legislative initiatives: the Divorce Act Amendment Bill and the Draft Marriages Act.
According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023, South Africa stood unchanged from its 20th position in the world in terms of gender equality. The report noted that South Africa had “closed more than 70% of the overall gender gap”, but that it would “take 102 years to close the gender gap”.
Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s weekend statement – that current demands for the law to take its course against Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, are nothing more than a “political tool” – defies comprehension.
