Wife of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela Mandela (centre), led a march during a ‘Women’s Day’ rally in Pretoria in 2000. Reuters May 7, 2015 South Africa needs a strong feminist movement to fight patriarchy Tsoaledi Thobejane, University of Venda It is time to breathe new life into South Africa’s feminist movement to seriously combat the perpetuation of patriarchy.