GBV Shutdown: Constitution Hill demonstrators demand concrete action, not just commemoration

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Ntokozo Khumalo

21 November 2025 | 11:23

Various international and local civil organisations have joined the fight in solidarity with women in South Africa

GBV Shutdown: Constitution Hill demonstrators demand concrete action, not just commemoration

Women for Change demonstrators ahead of their planned national shutdown against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on 21 November 2025 ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Picture: Ntokozo Khumalo/EWN

Some demonstrators at the nationwide shutdown at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg said they need more tangible solutions to end the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide.

Non-profit organisation Women For Change spearheaded a nationwide demonstration on Friday, urging all participants to wear black in commemoration of all victims.

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They are also urged to lie down for 15 minutes, each minute representing the women who are killed daily in the country. Demonstrators in their black attire, with splashes of purple, are slowly gathering at the historic Constitution Hill.

Various international and local civil organisations joined the fight in solidarity with women in South Africa. Many are confronted with the grim reality of women being murdered every day.

Demonstrator Refilwe Mokgaka said: "The demonstrators are about to observe a moment of silence for all who have lost their lives to GBV."

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