The president was speaking during the launch of the first-ever Women's Economic Assembly on Wednesday where he called on both the private and public sector to ensure that efforts to create economic gender equality translated into tangible growth and sustainability.
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa said that by empowering women economically, their risk to vulnerability, abuse and violence was reduced, giving them control of their own future.
Ramaphosa called on both the private and public sector to ensure that efforts to create economic gender equality translated into tangible growth and sustainability. The president urged every government department, public institution and private company to implement mechanisms to fast-track preferential procurement for female-owned enterprises.
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