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EDITORIAL | A mother holds the knife by the blade, indeed Mother’s Day is the one day in the year we should press pause to appreciate the mothers in our nation where life is not always easy 09 May 2021 - 18:53 The Sunday Times recently published an article by Panashe Chigumadzi on Charlotte Maxeke, titled, “Our debt to Charlotte Maxeke: 150 years after her birth, she’s still our mother”. She is celebrated as a mother figure to the struggle, one of the highest compliments one can attribute to a woman. Chigumadzi cites several mother idioms in the piece. She also talks about Reshoketswe Mosuwe, the president of the Women’s Missionary Society (WMS), known as the “manyano”. Chigumadzi writes: “Across Southern Africa, amaManyano, the ‘mothers’ unions’ of our churches, are one of our most important social institutions. It is here that our mothers hold us up for prayer. It is here that our mothers hold each other. It is here that our m ....
The panelists described Maxeke as a woman who was always determined to work for others. Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe, from the Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute (CMMI), said Maxeke had made an enormous contribution to the improvement of people’s lives, particularly women. Maxeke was selfless. “Charlotte continued to be a selfless character. She was a pioneer.” Saurombe said it was important for women to follow in Maxeke’s footsteps and emulate her determination to challenge the status quo. The Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute (CMMI) is a family initiative born out of the desire to preserve, promote, elevate and leverage the legacy left behind by Mme Charlotte. ....