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

ICYMI: ICYMI: Women’s groups welcomed the announcement on the eve of the international leaders’ summit in Johannesburg 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
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