Women's Day | 68th anniversary of 1956 march sees women reenacting the walk to the Union Buildings

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The Gauteng government will celebrate the 68th anniversary of the 1956 women's march at the Union Buildings in Tshwane. The event will be held under the theme "Celebrating 30 years of Democracy towards Women's Development", reenacting the historic march from Lillian Ngoyi Square to the Union Buildings. This event marks 68 years since over 20 000 women protested against apartheid pass laws. For more on this, we cross to SABC News Reporter Mbalenhle Mthethwa. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.