Mbuyiselo Botha, general secretary of the South African Men's Forum, argues in The Mail & Guardian that “President Thabo Mbeki stands at the centre of the struggle for the liberation and empowerment of women in South Africa.” Without diminishing Mbeki's administration much of the credit deserves to go to the South African Constitution which has entrenched rights and protections for women and others to a degree arguably unmatched in the world.
