Lindiwe Zulu

"Look here I am today, a minister and have actively participated in the liberation of the country."

"The main reason why we keep pushing for women is that we believe as women we have the capacity and capability to be in a leadership position of the African National Congress."

"At the end of the day we go back to the trenches as women to see where it is we didn’t go right to ensure that we got more women."

"We want to see more women in the leadership structures."

"If I did it, you can do it too and work your way up towards reuniting with your families and playing a meaningful role in society"

"But if you must know I myself got pregnant before the age of 16 and quickly got another baby when I was 16 and I disappointed my grandmother who was taking care of us through hardship."