Premier Bushy Maape unveils monument of Bahurutshe women, 28 Sept

North West Premier Bushy Maape to unveil a monument of Bahurutshe women who participated in the initial stages of the Anti-Pass Campaign.
Premier Bushy Maape accompanied by MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Galebekwe Tlhapi, will on 28 September 2021 unveil a monument of Bahurutshe women who led and campaigned against the Pass Laws between 1955-1957. These events and many others across the country gave impetus to the 9 August 1956 Anti-Pass march by South African Women. The monument chronicles the heroic acts of Bahurutshe women in the fight against Apartheid. It was also during this period where Kgosi Ramotshere Moiloa was forced into exile after refusing to instruct his subjects to buy Reference Books
Over two hundred Bahurutshe women were arrested after burning their reference books in full glare of Apartheid Riot Police and the notorious Reference Book Unit. Some Bahurutshe women were brutalized and tortured during incarceration. The unrest that began in Dinokana spread to other villages. This includes Motswedi, Borakalalo, Rietpan, Driefontein, Lobatla, Moshana, Mokgola/Leeuwfontein Lekubu (Braklaagte).

Source: Government of South Africa