Ramaphosa calls for creation of jobs, economic opportunities for women as survey highlights prevalence of GBV

South Africa, he said, remained a highly unequal country where poverty still had the face of a black woman. He said black women were more likely to be unemployed, poor and unskilled. Ramaphosa said millions of women were supported every month with social grants to enable them to care for their families. “South Africa has one of the highest rates of female literacy in our region. There is parity between girls and boys in primary school enrolment.”  He called for women to take their rightful place as active participants to grow the economy and accelerate development, adding they…