28 April 2015
The Minister of Science and
Technology, Naledi Pandor will open the 5th Gender Summit Africa to be held at
the Cape Town ICC today.
The Summit will also provide a
platform for leading female scientists, researchers and decision makers from
Africa and Europe to address issues such as removing gender-bias from science
and advancing equality in science structures and practices.
Ministerial spokesperson Lunga
Ngqengelala says “ the gender summit is part of the series of international
gender summits has in various countries across the globe and it will be for the
first time it has been held in Africa.
It is aimed at stimulating
meaningful conversation of how science, technology, infrastructure, capital
could be used to realise the continents
full potential for the benefit of the entire people, Ngqengelala added.
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