South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that gender-based violence (GBV) be ...

South Africa has declared violence against women a national disaster following an online campaign culminating in countrywide protests on Friday.

From purple profile pictures on social media to streets across the country. Thousands, dressed in black, are expected to ...

Thousands of women and a few men across South Africa heeded the call of NGO Women for Change to wear black and lie down in ...

Thousands protest as South Africa declares gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster, highlighting survivor ...

A crowd of women and men fell completely silent for a minute at noon on Friday at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg to honour ...

On November 21, South Africa witnessed a powerful protest against gender-based violence, as thousands of women and allies ...

Government classifies GBV and femicide a national disaster, but it’s unclear what policies will follow from this ...

Women For Change shared guidelines for the G20 Women's Shutdown on Friday, asking women to lie down in silence for 15 minutes ...

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Tariffs, aid reduction, and diplomatic understaffing are eroding US influence, and critical mineral deals alone won’t revive ...

South Africa is gripped in a crisis of gender-based violence, drawing the nation to a pivotal standstill on November 21, 2025 ...