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South African MP wrongly claims 70% of informal economy ‘in hands of non-citizens’
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The debate on South African president
Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address covered many topics, ranging from gender-based violence to education. It was held in parliament on 16 February 2021.
Vuyolwethu Zungula, president of the African Transformation Movement, focused on the country’s informal economy. This refers to businesses that are not registered in any way. According to Statistics South Africa, they are “generally small in nature” and usually “run from homes, street pavements and other informal arrangements”.
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International Women s Day is celebrated on 8 March.
This year, the theme is Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world .
However, Fedusa says
in South Africa there should be radical change in the gender equity policy rather than a celebration on
International
Women s Day.
While women s achievements will be celebrated on International Women s Day on Monday, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) says South Africa is lagging behind.
This year, International Women s Day will be marked by the United Nations under the theme Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world .