It’s the 70th anniversary of the historic 1956 women’s march against the pass laws, and to mark this anniversary, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) launched its latest book to mark this anniversary, Reflections on Women and Social Change in South Africa: MISTRA Collected Works, on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
The volume draws together contributions from MISTRA’s previous research and public lectures to offer a comprehensive examination of the factors shaping women’s lives in post-apartheid South Africa. Authors will be at the gathering to…
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