International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day of celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. The theme for 2022 is #breakthebias where people can share personal experiences and knowledge on Social Media addressing the challenges women still face and the progress of some of the issues.
One of the topical issues that woman face in South Africa is Gender Based Violence (GBV).
“Gender-Based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their genderIt is rooted in gender inequality, the abuse of power and harmful norms. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue.”
This month we will be using #breakthebias in order to spread awareness of GBV and show our support to those who have survived.
To show your support share an image crossing your arms and tag @ovationsgroup with the hashtag #breakthebias. You can also share the Ovations post in the month.
The Most Technologically focused speech ever delivered by head of State.
The President of South Africa Cyril delivered his State of the Nation Address on the 17th of February 2022. As a developing country this has been the most futurist and technology motivated ever.
The speech touched on the impact of technology on the economy, the need for skills development for the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and the need for a change in education preparing the country for a major participation in the digital global economy. Here are a few things that he highlighted from his speech.
System failure, nothing new
The South African Institute of Driving Instructors (SAIDI) managing director Robert Chandler says “we regularly see comments attributed to politicians acknowledging that there are problems and promises of “fixing things”, yet we do not see change.” Chandler says: “The problem does not sit with the political class; the problem lies directly in the hands of the bureaucrats in all three levels of government, national, provincial and local. They can fix this.”
