Why Do We Need Mothers asks us to pause and reflect: In a society structured to favor masculine control and authority, where does the true power lie? Within the South African context, the answer is complex and historically resonant. During the oppressive years of Apartheid, it was often the women—particularly mothers—who held the line of resistance. As fathers and sons were forced into exile, imprisoned, or silenced, it was women who became the quiet revolutionaries in homes, schools, churches, and streets. They carried memory, culture, protest, and survival.