Jacob Zuma recently gave a speech on women's empowerment.

From the speech:

"We must work together to ensure that women do not have to suffer from the effects of poverty, disease and effects of harmful traditional practices.

We are working to ensure that Africa becomes free from being a country of origin, transit and destination points in the trafficking of persons, especially in women and girls.

We do not want mothers and fathers to have to bury their own children, cut down in their prime by HIV and AIDs and through manifestations of sexual violence and crime. This is a vision shared by many."

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