Steve Biko observed over four decades ago that black people need psychological freedom before they can enjoy political liberation. Women’s Month should not be synonymous with ‘anti-male month’.
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Unfortunately, this annual commemoration of the strength, resilience and activism of South African women usually highlights the antithesis about black South African men. By this, I mean that special events, opinion pieces and governmental commemorations usually devote this month to lashing out at black men, blaming them for the lack of social cohesion in the country.
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