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Samukelisiwe ‘Samke’ Mkhize is a young actress in the township of KwaMashu. Her recent lead role as Nobuntu in the production "Madame President" exposes her to a list of difficulties women face daily and the ignorance and subtle resistances to the fight to liberate women. In a time where the country claims much progress in the liberation and recognition of women’s rights, it seems these rights are only accessible to the financially independent women, but more these rights remain on paper. Samke shares her experiences as a young girl growing up in a single parent home without a father figure in an environment that hardly recognise women lead households. She also shares her views that have changed while doing research for her character about issues facing women. In a time where women are considered liberated we still face reports of violence against them and gender discrimination, but mostly it seems we are not ready to put them in leadership positions.
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Samukelisiwe ‘Samke’ Mkhize is a young actress in the township of KwaMashu. Her recent lead role as Nobuntu in the production "Madame President" exposes her to a list of difficulties women face daily and the ignorance and subtle resistances to the fight to liberate women. In a time where the country claims much progress in the liberation and recognition of women’s rights, it seems these rights are only accessible to the financially independent women, but more these rights remain on paper. Samke shares her experiences as a young girl growing up in a single parent home without a father figure in an environment that hardly recognise women lead households. She also shares her views that have changed while doing research for her character about issues facing women. In a time where women are considered liberated we still face reports of violence against them and gender discrimination, but mostly it seems we are not ready to put them in leadership positions.
