# Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisile Chikungwa, has officially launched 2025 Women’s Month at a trade dialogue in Sandton. The event highlights funding access and market barriers facing women in informal sectors. Speaking to SABC News, the minister also stressed collaboration with Ministry of Trade and Industry to assist women entrepreneurs amid US tariffs and encouraged opening African markets to empower women-led businesses:
Minister Chikungwa calls for funding access for women in informal sectors [SOUND]
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