Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa.

South Africa classifies gender-based violence as a national disaster following countrywide protests. Women across major cities participate in 15-minute “lie-downs” and social media campaigns in purple ...

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Hundreds of women gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday to protest violence against women in South Africa, ahead of the G20 summit this weekend. Demonstrators wore black and staged a 15-minute ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of women wearing black gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 summit, to stage a 15-minute lie-down protest symbolizing the ...

Participants hold hands as they lie on the ground during a gender-based violence protest at the forecourt of the botanical gardens in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Misper Apawu) ...