WATCH: Scenes from #womenshutdown across the country

By Marcus Moloko

In a powerful wave of mobilisation, thousands of people have gathered across provinces for the G20 Women’s Shutdown, a nationwide protest demanding urgent government action on gender-based violence, economic exclusion, and social justice.

The coordinated demonstrations, which were timed deliberately ahead of the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit, aim to place the voices of South African women on a global stage to compel leaders to respond with meaningful change.

The strategic move to ensure that the plight of women is heard by the world’s most powerful governments and institutions has organisers maintaining the demand for government accountability on gender based violence and social justice.

Meeting points

The shutdown meeting