A month of celebrating phenomenal South African Women: Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka
On the 9th of August, we, as South Africans, celebrate National Women’s Day. The day commemorates the 1956 March, when about 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country’s pass laws that required South Africans defined as “black” to carry an internal passport.
Today we can celebrate different women from all walks of life, like Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka. Major Mandisa is known to be the first black South African Combat Fighter Pilot.
Born In Ntuzuma in KwaZulu-Natal, Major Mfeka attended Queensburgh Girls High School. She later joined the South African Air Force in 2008 and then enrolled at the Central Flying School in Langebaan, WC.
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During the inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa, she, together with other female pilots, took to the skies in a Hawks formation air display.
A woman that has broken stereotypes and pushed through adversities, A woman we can all look up to.
We see you, we love you, and we appreciate you!
Happy Women’s Month.
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See Inspirational Ad featuring Major Mfeka below.