First published August 17, updated July 21 National Women's Day South Africa is celebrated annually on the 9th of August On this day, South Africa commemorates the day on which ,000 women of colour marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against amendments to the Apartheid laws eNCA spoke to some women to find out how they feel about National Women's Day On the 9th of August 1956, more than 50,000 women staged aWomen's Day marks the anniversary of the great women's march of 1956, where women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the carrying of pass books On 9 August 1956, about 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid government's control over the movement of black women in urban areas
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