Calls mount for paid leave as women plan national shutdown against GBV in South Africa

Women 'shut down' South Africa to protest femicide

Women across South Africa were urged to protest gender-based violence by withdrawing from the economy for one full day.

Calls mount for paid leave as women plan national shutdown against GBV in South Africa

OP-ED: Women’s Shutdown – Being a Black Queer Woman in South Africa Is a Daily Act of Survival

Nompilo Gwala shares a raw, urgent reflection on the National Women’s Shutdown and the fight against GBV and LGBTQ+ violence in South Africa. The post OP-ED: Women’s Shutdown – Being a Black Queer Woman in South Africa Is a Daily Act of Survival appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

"A brutal reminder": Scenes from GBV shutdown highlight unity, pain, and the long road ahead

South Africans united in a powerful GBV shutdown, with emotional scenes in Cape Town highlighting solidarity, heartbreak, and the urgent call for real change.

Women across South Africa heed call for ‘G20 Women’s Shutdown’ over GBV crisis

As world leaders arrive for the G20 Summit, women across South Africa are heeding a call to “shut down” normal life on Friday in protest against the country’s relentless epidemic of gender-based violence and femicide. The action, branded the “G20 Women’s Shutdown”, has been organised by advocacy group Women for Change and is timed to coincide with the gathering of heads of state and delegations in Gauteng. Stay-away instead of a mass march Unlik…

Nation unites against femicide crisis

Nation unites against femicide crisis Estelle.Bronkhorst Fri, 11/21/2025 - 11:20 JOHANNESBURG - Across South Africa, women are taking a stand against gender-based violence.They are staging a shutdown by staying home, avoiding spending, and wearing black.Led by Women For Change, the movement is demanding that GBV be declared a national disaster.The campaign is expected to bring the country to a standstill. Fact Box | South Africa's GBV crisisA w…