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What Women Want - with Phumi Mashigo, Ayanda Allie & Mandisa Mashego

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What does it mean to be a woman in today’s world, and how do we create a future where women are truly valued? Phumi Mashigo along with Ayanda Allie and Mandisa Mashego have an unfiltered conversation about womanhood, feminism, and the complex realities women face in South Africa today. In honour of Women’s Month, this discussion dives deep and makes for an honest, and necessary dialogue.
7 Aug English South Africa Politics · News

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