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Women's Day, Not So Happy

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As we all know, August is a month in which we show appreciation to women in South Africa as we also celebrate them on the 9th of August every year... My question to you is: Why do we continue to celebrate women, and wish them a "Happy Women's Day" or "Happy Women's Month" when some, if not most of them, are not actually happy, and are living in fear each and every day of their lives? How many women are actually happy? I wish I had the answers to those questions, but unfortunately, I, myself do not have the answers to them. I know I have written something on women before, but I have noticed how the issue of women being abused, kidnapped, raped and violated against in any form has become a major issue in the country. It has escalated and it does not seem to get any better. Women are still living in fear for their lives. Women are not the only ones affected by this issue, the men around them are also affected. They constantly have to worry about their w...