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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessie Williams

South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests

People, mainly women, dressed in black take part in a demonstration against gender-based violence and the rising number of femicides, holding placards denouncing violence against women, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 21, 2025
Activists protest in Johannesburg against gender-based violence and the rising number of femicides in South Africa before the G20 summit. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Hundreds of women gathered in cities across South Africa on Friday to protest against gender-based violence in the country before the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.

Demonstrators turned out in 15 locations – including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban – wearing black as a sign of “mourning and resistance”.

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