Women urged to emulate Margaret Gazo’s values
The Margaret Gazo Memorial Session saw a large number of young people showing an interest.
A gallant freedom fighter and an advocate for women emancipation is how those who shared fond memories of Margaret Gazo described her during a memorial session held in her honour in KwaThema on Saturday.
Members of the community of KwaThema braved the chilly Saturday morning to meet at the KwaThema Old Cemetery for the wreath-laying ceremony led by members of the Gazo family and the City of Ekurhuleni’s head of women and children directorate in the mayor’s office, Lindiwe Khonjelwayo.
The proceedings further continued at the KwaThema TVET College to celebrate the life and times of Margaret Gazo.
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Gazo was one of the organisers of the Women’s March to the Union Buildings in 1956 and was a stalwart of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL).
Khonjelwayo encouraged women to empower themselves through education, to familiarise themselves with the current political landscape and to continue searching for economic opportunities.
The Margaret Gazo Memorial Session saw a large number of young people showing an interest in Gazo and the contribution she made for them to realise the freedom they enjoy today.
Zinhle Mathibela, an engineering student at the KwaThema TVET College who attended the session, said, “I don’t know who Margaret Gazo was, but I am fascinated by her history. Listening to the stories told of her life and times makes me want to research more about her and probably follow in her footsteps.”
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