Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On 9 August 1956, more than 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest apartheid pass laws. Led by Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn, the women made history and helped establish 9 August as a symbol of women's resistance, courage and solidarity. This Women's Day 2026 documentary looks back at the 1956 Women's March and explores what its legacy means for women in South Africa 70 years later.
Their names cannot be forgotten. #WomensDay2026 #1956WomensMarch #WomensDay #SouthAfrica #Imbokodo #LillianNgoyi #HelenJoseph #RahimaMoosa #SophiaWilliamsDeBruyn #WomensMarch #UnionBuildings #SouthAfricanHistory
On 9 August 1956, more than 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest apartheid pass laws. Led by Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn, the women made history and helped establish 9 August as a symbol of women's resistance, courage and solidarity. This Women's Day 2026 documentary looks back at the 1956 Women's March and explores what its legacy means for women in South Africa 70 years later.
Their names cannot be forgotten. #WomensDay2026 #1956WomensMarch #WomensDay #SouthAfrica #Imbokodo #LillianNgoyi #HelenJoseph #RahimaMoosa #SophiaWilliamsDeBruyn #WomensMarch #UnionBuildings #SouthAfricanHistory
