{"id":9334,"date":"2018-02-28T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T09:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=9334"},"modified":"2024-09-25T08:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:36:51","slug":"%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%82%e0%b7%84%e0%b6%bd-minister-of-local-government-responds-to-implementation-of-quota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/si\/%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%82%e0%b7%84%e0%b6%bd-minister-of-local-government-responds-to-implementation-of-quota\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister responds to implementation of women&#8217;s quota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Women and Media Collective (WMC) attended the meeting organised by the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government on the 27th of February, to discuss the implementation of the 25% quota for women in local government.<\/p>\n<p>WMC together with other women\u2019s organisations in the country met with Hon. 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