Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah highlighted the significance of investing in education, emphasising its role as a key tool for tackling gender inequalities and fostering socioeconomic development.

She also encouraged a redesign of the African education system to suit today's generation. 

The 31st of July is commemorated annually as Africa's Women's Day.

It is celebrated to honour the contributions that African women made in the liberation of Africa from colonialism and apartheid while also recognising the vital role that women continue to play in the continent's development.