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Re: Women Elected to South African Government Re: Women Elected to South African Government http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.af000400 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. Among other things, the Terms and Conditions provide that the content in the Aluka digital library is only for personal, non-commercial use by authorized users of Aluka in connection with research, scholarship, and education. The content in the Aluka digital library is subject to copyright, with the exception of certain governmental works and very old materials that may be in the public domain under applicable law. Permission must be sought from Aluka and/or the applicable copyright holder in connection with any duplication or distribution of these materials where required by applicable law. Aluka is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to creating and preserving a digital archive of materials about and from the developing world. For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org Re: Women Elected to South African Government Alternative title Re: Women Elected to South African Government Author/Creator Kagan, Rachel; Africa Fund Publisher Africa Fund Date 1994-06-01 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa Coverage (temporal) 1994 Source Africa Action Archive Rights By kind permission of Africa Action, incorporating the American Committee on Africa, The Africa Fund, and the Africa Policy Information Center. Description Women. Constituent Assembly. African National Congress. ANC. Women's Charter. F.W. de Klerk. Nelson Mandela. Frene Ginwala. Joe Modise. Albertina Sisulu. Winnie Mandela. Ruth Mompati. National Party. Inkatha Freedom Party. Freedom Front. Democratic Party. Pan Africanist Congress. African Christian Democratic Party. Format extent 7 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.af000400 http://www.aluka.org 198 Broad 198 Broad F way * New York, N.Y. 10038 * (212) 962-1210 Tilden J. LeMelle, Chairman Jennifer Davis, Executive Director June 1, 1994 To: Women's Network From: Rachael Kagan, Women's Project Coordinator Re: Women Elected to South African Government At long last I am deliQhted to be able to report to you on the achievements of South Africa's women in the April election. By now I'm sure everyone has heard of the ANC victory and Nelson Mandela's inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa. It is cause for great joy and celebration throughout the world. Indeed, this stage of the struggle has been won. The newly elected Government of National Unity is charged with the dual task of overseeing the transition from apartheid to a non-racial South Africa and writing the new Constitution. But the question: what about the women? has not really been addressed amidst all the news of these historic elections. This mailing provides some initial answers. Enclosed is an article from the South African newspaper, The Sunday Times which announces that after the election, South Africa jumped from 141st place on the list of countries with women in Parliament, to seventh! In fact, South Africa's new government is more representative of women than the U.S. Congress. 106 out of 400 Constituent (National) Assembly members are women. Also included is a partial list of the ANC women now serving -- many of these names will be familiar. It is thrilling that South African women's efforts have won them this victory. Of course, many battles in the fight for true women's equality lie ahead. Another enclosed article addresses some of the early strategies among women MPs to ensure their presence in Parliament means women's lives at the grassroots improve. The Women's Charter, completed just before the election, will soon be examined by the Constituent Assembly as it sits to write the new constitution. Much of the success of the Charter will depend on the ability of women MPs to form a caucus in support of the rights outlined therein, and also on women outside government pressuring their elected officials. This will be an initial concrete test of women's collective political muscle. It is encouraging that Frene Ginwala is now the first woman Speaker of the House. Ginwala, convener of the Women's National Coalition, which coordinated the Women's Charter Campaign, and senior member of the ANC leadership, is a tireless fighter for women's rights and will certainly play a leadership role in the effort to see the Charter adopted into the new constitution. WOMEN ELECTED TO SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT Elections 26-29 April 1994 chose parties on both national and regional ballots to form the new government. Information below reflects gains of women in the election. Also provided is the full membership of the new South African Cabinet. Party affiliations are in parenthesis. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Total number of seats: 400 Total number of women: 106 Percentaae of National Vote & Seat Allocations by Party: African National Congress: 62.65% / 252 seats / 84 women National Party: 20.39% / 82 seats / 10 women Inkatha Freedom Party: 10.54% / 43 seats / 10 women Freedom Front: 2.17% / 9 seats / no women Democratic Party: 1.73% / 7 seats / 1 woman Pan Africanist Congress: 1.25% / 5 seats / 1 woman African Christian Democratic Party: .45% / 2 seats / no women OFFICIALS President Deputy President Deputy President Speaker of the Parliament Deputy- Speaker of Parl. CABINET MINISTERS Justice Defence Safety & Security Education Trade, Industry & Tourism Foreign Affairs Labor Posts, Telecommunications & Broadcasting Health Transport Provincial Affairs & Constitutional Development Land Affairs Public Enterprises Public Service & Admin. Housing Public Works Correctional Services Finance Agriculture Sport & Recreation Home Affairs Water Affairs & Forestry Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (ANC) Thabo Mbeki (ANC) F.W. De Klerk (NP) Frene Ginwala (ANC)* Bhadrakumar Ghalloo Ranchod (NP) Dullah Omar (ANC) Joe Modise (ANC) Sydney Mufamadi (ANC) Sibusiso Bengu (ANC) Trevor Manuel (ANC) Alfred Nzo (ANC) Tito Mboweni (ANC) Pallo Jordan (ANC) Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma (ANC)* Mac Maharaj (ANC) Roelf Meyer (NP) Derek Hanekom (ANC) Stella Sigcau (ANC)* Zola Skweyiya (ANC) Joe Slovo (ANC) Jeff Radebe (ANC) Sipho Mzimela (IFP) Derek Keys (NP) Kraai van Niekerk (NP) Steve Tshwete (ANC) Mangosuthu G. Buthelezi (IFP) Kader Asmal (ANC) Environment Affairs Mineral & Energy Affairs Welfare & Population Dvp Arts, Culture, Science & Technology Minister Without Portfolio Dawie de Villiers (NP) Pik Botha (NP) Abe Williams (NP) Ben Ngubani (IFP) Jay Naidoo (ANC) Total Number of Cabinet Members: 30 *Women in Cabinet : 2 Number from African National Congress (ANC): 20 Number from National Party (NP): 7 Number from Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP): 3 DEPUTY CABINET MINISTERS Foreign Affairs Provincial Affairs Justice Home Affairs Arts, Culture, Science & Technology Finance Welfare Environment Affairs Land Affairs Education Safety & Security Agriculture Aziz Pahad (ANC) Valli Moosa (ANC) Chris Fismer (NP) Penuell Maduna (ANC) Winnie Mandela (ANC)* Alec Erwin (ANC) Sankie Nkondo (ANC)* Bantu Holomisa (ANC) Tobie Meyer (NP) Renier Schoeman (NP) Joe Matthews (IFP) Thoko Msane (ANC)* *women SOME WOMEN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY National Representatives of the ANC Albertina Sisulu Gertrude Shope Stella Sigcau Winnie Mandela Thenjiwe Mthintso Baleka Kgositsile Ruth Mompati Mavivi Manzini Gill Marcus Thandi Modise Nkosazana Zuma Nosiviwe Maphisa Frene Ginwala Geraldine Fraser Jenny Schreiner Bridgette Mabandla Sister Bernard Ncube Adelaide Tambo Thoko Msane Bongi Njobe Girlie Pikoli Barbara Hogan Nozizwe Madlala Dorothy Nyembe Melanie Verwoerd Sankie Nkondo Pregs Govender Lydia Kompe Ivy Gcina Ela Gandhi Joyce Mashamba Phumzile Ngcuka Ellen Khuzwayo Zou Kota Lindiwe Sisulu Feroza Adam Lindiwe Mabuza Dipou Peters Ntombi Shope Jennifer Ferguson P.T. Shilubane Makhosazana Njobe Compiled by Rachael Kagan, Women's Project Coordinator, The Africa Fund New York, NY USA/ (212) 962-1210 / 1 June 1994 Article on Women Elected to New Parliament from South Africa's Sunday Times, 29 May 1994. by Janet Wilhelm and Diana Streak From being one of the world's most sexist governments our new Parliament with its 106 strong contingent of women, has emerged as one of the world's most progressive. South Africa has moved from 141st place on the list of countries with women in Parliament, to seventh. This leap underlies the commitment by President Nelson Mandela to a non-sexist South Africa. He has repeatedly made it clear that he considers discrimination against women as abhorrent as racism. In September 1993 the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the world organization of parliaments based in Geneva, polled 171 countries. SA was among the 30 countries whose representation was less than three percent -- a slot it shared with countries like Belize, Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey and Yemen. SA is now among the top 10. Top of the list is the Seychelles, which has almost attained equality with women making up 45.8 percent of its parliamentarians. The other countries in the top 10 are: Finland (39 percent), Norway (35.8 percent), Sweden (33.5 percent), Denmark (33 percent), the Netherlands (29.3 percent), Iceland (23.2 percent), Cuba (22.8 percent) Austria (21.3 percent) and China (21 percent). With a jump from 2.7 percent to 26.5 percent, South African women are now better represented that their British and American counterparts. The new profile of the South African Parliament is symbolized by the appointment of Frene Ginwala as Speaker of the House. Yet, despite these gains, the top echelons of our new government remain bastions of male power. In the 30-member cabinet only two ministerial positions are held by women -- Health Minister (Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma) and Public Enterprise Minister (Stella Sigcau). Three women hold deputy minister posts: Winnie Mandela (Arts, Culture, Science and Technology), Thoko Msane (Agriculture) and Sankie Nkondo (Welfare and Population Development).
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