# 70 years after South Africa’s women challenged apartheid, some say their freedom remains incomplete

https://mins.news/en/item/16822

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-08 09:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/4q70ipF

> South Africa is marking 70 years since the 1956 Women’s March. Around 20,000 women gathered in Pretoria at the time to protest apartheid laws. Some now argue that the freedom those women challenged the system for has not been fully achieved. The anniversary is bringing renewed attention to their historic protest and its unfinished legacy.

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