A measured and God-fearing woman not usually given to such outbursts - Nocwaka Lamani

If it weren’t for the ANC ladies and the pressure they put on the government, females would have been much worse off.

Whenever female members stood up, they were clearly not interested. They [male MPs] started talking on their own.”

Many women say that if Parliament – the legislative arm of government – is to be the locale of power and not the executive, then women must be better trained. Many women MPs had not seen draft statutes and, having come from the trenches, were not au fait with parliamentary proceedings.