South Africa celebrated the national Women's Day on August 9 amid calling of protecting women from violence.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told women attending the national Women's Day event in Mbekweni, Paarl, that South Africa should build a society where the "daughters of our nation" will be able to live in peace, dignity and security, and said the scourge of violence against women, and their exploitation, should end.

"Women should feel protected whether they are in the streets, on village pathways, at university, at work," said the president.

(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2018)