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Official Newsletter & ReportAug – Oct 2026

Communications, Advocacy & Organisational Update

“Wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo: seventy years of resistance, twenty years of organisation.”

Prepared by the Communications Office for the National Working Committee, National Leadership, and Provincial Structures.

Movement at a Glance

20Years Struggle
70Years 1956
35+Affiliates
9Provinces
Lulama Nare CEO
Note from the CEO • Lulama Nare

“Today, the pass laws we resist are the realities of poverty, unemployment, and gender-based violence. We have firmly pressed the National Treasury to adequately fund the GBV disaster response... Let us keep building a better world, one act at a time.”

Building a Better World, One Act at a Time

This comprehensive newsletter consolidates key communications activities, campaign messages, event materials, and organisational priorities. Explore detailed coverage of the Women's Parliament in Kimberley, the Ekurhuleni femicide crisis dispatch, high-level engagements with COSATU, MQA, and IFP, and our core advocacy on Fiscal Resources and Fast-Fashion Retrenchment Protections.

Fast-Fashion Protest VideoGBVF Disaster Response FundingIFP Presidential RoundtableMQA Mining Colloquium
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PWMSA Communications, Advocacy & Organisational Update
Official Publication
Newsletter
October 2026• 8 min read

PWMSA Communications, Advocacy & Organisational Update

Consolidating key communications activities, campaign messages, stakeholder engagements, and organizational priorities across August–October 2026. Includes the CEO's address, the Ekurhuleni femicide crisis callout, Women's Parliament Kimberley declaration, and our fiscal advocacy demands to National Treasury.

#PWMSA#70YearsResistance#20YearsOrganisation+2
Communications Office & Office of the CEORead Full →
Protecting Local Livelihoods: The Fight Against Fast-Fashion Retrenchments
Labour & Livelihoods
Video Dispatch
24 October 2026• 4 min read

Protecting Local Livelihoods: The Fight Against Fast-Fashion Retrenchments

The video captures a critical mobilization of clothing and textile workers protesting the devastating impact of global e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu on domestic manufacturing. Workers hold symbolic tombstones highlighting mounting job losses and demanding immediate trade fairness and reskilling support.

#SaveLocalJobs#StopRetrenchments#JobLossCausedBySheinAndTemu+4
PWMSA Labour & Economic Rights DeskWatch & Read →
IFP Presidential Roundtable on GBVF: Alliance Over Guardianship
Policy & Governance
09 October 2026• 4 min read

IFP Presidential Roundtable on GBVF: Alliance Over Guardianship

PWMSA participated in high-level engagements alongside key political leaders, Chapter 9 institutions (CGE), and civil society partners. Our message is clear: male leadership must dismantle patriarchal privilege rather than take decision-making space from survivors.

#GenderBasedViolence#SouthAfrica#PolicyAndGovernance+3
PWMSA Governance & Policy DeskRead Full →
MQA Colloquium: Gender-Responsive Skills Planning in the Mining Sector
Economic Transformation
01 October 2026• 5 min read

MQA Colloquium: Gender-Responsive Skills Planning in the Mining Sector

As South Africa positions itself within the critical minerals economy, skills planning must intentionally address the intersecting inequalities of race, class, gender, and geography across the mining value chain.

#MQAColloquium#MiningTransformation#WomenInMining+4
PWMSA Mining & Transformation DeskRead Full →
Fund the GBV Disaster Response: PWMSA's Direct Call to National Treasury
Fiscal Advocacy
24 September 2026• 4 min read

Fund the GBV Disaster Response: PWMSA's Direct Call to National Treasury

Pressing the National Treasury for ring-fenced, sustainable funding for the national GBV disaster response, permanent forensic staffing, and community survivor shelter support.

#NationalTreasury#GBVFDisaster#FundTheResponse+1
PWMSA Fiscal Policy DeskRead Full →
PWMSA Calls for Immediate Emergency Declared on National GBVF Crisis: Ekurhuleni and Beyond
Official Statement
18 September 2026• 4 min read

PWMSA Calls for Immediate Emergency Declared on National GBVF Crisis: Ekurhuleni and Beyond

Eleven women's bodies found in Ekurhuleni since July. PWMSA has submitted an urgent memorandum demanding permanent bail bans for repeat domestic offenders, 24-hour crisis centres, and judicial emergency measures.

#EkurhuleniCrisis#StopFemicide#JusticeNow+1
PWMSA National SecretariatRead Full →
Women's Parliament 2026: CEO Lulama Nare Delivers Landmark Declaration Report in Kimberley
Parliamentary Report
14 August 2026• 5 min read

Women's Parliament 2026: CEO Lulama Nare Delivers Landmark Declaration Report in Kimberley

Addressing lawmakers and delegates in Kimberley, PWMSA CEO Lulama Nare tabled the 2026 Declaration Report, requiring statutory accountability metrics for 50/50 gender parity and economic inclusion.

#WomensParliament#KimberleyDeclaration#GenderParity+1
Office of the Chief ExecutiveRead Full →
Soweto Communities March for Justice Led by GP-PWMSA Coordinator Mopipone
Campaign Dispatch
14 July 2026• 3 min read

Soweto Communities March for Justice Led by GP-PWMSA Coordinator Mopipone

Over 1,200 women, mothers, and community activists assembled in Soweto to protest systemic delays in sexual assault investigations, demanding justice after a church minister was implicated in the assault of a minor.

#SowetoMarch#ProtectOurChildren#CommunityAction
Gauteng Provincial DeskRead Full →
Youth Representative Ms Phumelela Zigoxo Rallies Next Generation of Women Leaders
Youth Empowerment
02 July 2026• 4 min read

Youth Representative Ms Phumelela Zigoxo Rallies Next Generation of Women Leaders

Delivering the keynote address at the National Youth Leadership Forum, Ms Phumelela Zigoxo challenged higher education institutions and corporate leaders to open tangible pathways for female graduates facing high youth unemployment.

#YouthLeadership#YoungWomenLead#NextGeneration
PWMSA Youth DeskRead Full →
PWMSA Enterprise Hub Launches in Mpumalanga: 200 Women Entrepreneurs Enrolled
Economic Transformation
19 June 2026• 4 min read

PWMSA Enterprise Hub Launches in Mpumalanga: 200 Women Entrepreneurs Enrolled

The PWMSA National Working Committee has activated its flagship economic incubator in Mpumalanga, providing accredited business management training, SARS tax assistance, and supply-chain linkages for women-owned businesses.

#EconomicSovereignty#WomenInBusiness#Mpumalanga
PWMSA Enterprise DeskRead Full →
Alexandra Women Lead Groundbreaking Jukskei River Rehabilitation Drive
Eco-Justice
28 May 2026• 3 min read

Alexandra Women Lead Groundbreaking Jukskei River Rehabilitation Drive

Demonstrating that feminist leadership is intrinsically tied to ecological justice, PWMSA volunteers in Alexandra removed 12 tons of riverbank waste and instituted permanent community eco-guard stations.

#EcoJustice#AlexandraCleanUp#GrassrootsAction
Alexandra Community DeskRead Full →
PWMSA Demands Unconditional Justice and Safeguarding Protocols Across Faith Bodies
Legal Advocacy
12 April 2026• 4 min read

PWMSA Demands Unconditional Justice and Safeguarding Protocols Across Faith Bodies

In response to recent court proceedings concerning clergy sexual assault, PWMSA has petitioned national ecumenical and interfaith councils to establish independent child safeguarding panels.

#LegalAdvocacy#Safeguarding#AccountabilityNow
Legal & Human Rights DeskRead Full →
Special Alliance Conference Reaffirms Historic 1956 Legacy & 20-Year Action Charter
National Assembly
15 March 2026• 5 min read

Special Alliance Conference Reaffirms Historic 1956 Legacy & 20-Year Action Charter

Delegates from all 9 provinces convened to review PWMSA's 20-year trajectory since its 2006 Bloemfontein founding, adopting a revised national action charter for the next decade.

#NationalAssembly#1956Legacy#Charter2026
National Working CommitteeRead Full →
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