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National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has reiterated that increased participation of women in parliamentary processes is critical in accelerating the transformation of our society to meaningfully change gender relations across the spectrum. Addressing the opening session of the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday, Mapisa-Nqakula said there is ... Read more