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Hlabisa urges women to lead municipalities after local elections

The IFP's Velenkosini Hlabisa says women should come forward to lead, post-elections

Inkatha Freedom Party Leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged women to take up leadership roles in municipalities following the 4 November local government elections. Hlabisa made this call during the IFP Women’s Day celebrations in Soweto, which marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 women’s march against apartheid pass laws. The event, organized by the IFP Women’s Brigade, saw hundreds of women from Soweto and party leadership in attendance.

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