Totalshutdown

So far, the government has merely passed the buck and failed dismally to create any coordinated response to the issue.

Women will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly considering their contribution as caregivers, in both professional and domestic settings

An integrated plan to tackle gender-based violence was developed and will be monitored

Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”

Mr Ramaphosa, you have seen and listened. Now it is time to make SA safe for women

As the two-day summit came to end, a declaration was reached and the mood was mostly triumphant, but it didn’t go without a few stumbling blocks

"If we can stay on the right side of the law and keep the books presentable, what’s going on at these big organisations?"

"I am afraid the president will be asking for many more minutes of silence and have many fewer voters next year."

Some of the charges levelled against the movement include violating the permit, intimidating the president and violence at the Union Buildings

Attending the total shutdown march gave one woman hope for her own family

‘Rampahosa’s ability to say the right thing is unmatched. We hope he will also be pushed to do the right thing’

The frictions that came to the fore at the march expose a need for forms of mobilisation independent of party politics

This document sets out our list of demands to the state

On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’

Hundreds of women along with members of the LGBTI and gender-neutral groups marched across South Africa raise awareness around gender-based violence