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News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa says SA needs to develop a law that bans unequal pay between men and women doing the same job, while also encouraging the public and private sectors to procure services from women-owned businesses.
He was delivering the keynote address at Women’s Day celebrations at the Union Buildings in Tshwane on Wednesday. The president indicated: "Our laws and policies must have a bias towards improving the lives of women." He placed an emphasis on payment grievances raised by Banyanya Banyana. There has been much criticism that the national women's soccer team receives less pay than its male counterparts, Bafana Bafana, despite better performances on the pitch. "We need to pay them well and their pay must be equal to that of men and even exceed what we pay men," Ramaphosa said. The president also commended the Proteas netball team for its performance at the Netball World Cup held in Cape Town. In a wide-ranging address, the president highlighted some of the progress SA has made in empowering women and assured event-goers that the government remained committed to improving the lives of women. Newly-elected ANC Women’s League president Sisisi Tolashe said: "We want to see SAFA ensure equal pay between men and women. We want to see the private sector buy more from women-led businesses. We are going to demand programmes and time-frames on legislation changes and programmes of women economic empowerment."
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