South African sportswomen showed up and showed off with Banyana Banyana making history in the FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand and the South African netball team, the Proteas, achieving remarkable accomplishments at the netball World Cup that ended in Cape Town on Sunday.
The female athletes made the country proud and President Cyril Ramaphosa share the very same sentiment. In his weekly letter on Monday, the President said this has been a great year in women’s sports in South Africa.
“Our female athletes have reached new heights across a number of sporting codes, and we have hosted several women’s international sports tournaments.
“Our nation’s sportswomen have proven themselves, time and again. It is up to us, as a society, to provide the necessary environment that will enable a new generation of women and girls to thrive and excel in sport,” the President said.
In February, the country hosted the first ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup to take place on African soil. Our national team made history as the first South African team to reach the final.
“As we prepare to celebrate Women’s Day later this week, these many achievements are a reminder of how far we have come in building a South Africa where women are full and equal participants in society. They are also a reminder of how much further we still need to go,” he said.
Ramaphosa added that competing sports create a sense of empowerment among women and help them build confidence in their ability to break gender stereotypes.
The President went on to say, “As government, we want to increase the representation of women in sport and to promote the development of women’s sports both through mass participation and at an elite level.
“There are a number of government programmes to develop mass participation in women’s sports. There are also initiatives supported by the private sector and international development partners,” he said.
Main Image: Banyanya Banyana
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