Advocacy group, Women For Change, has criticised South Africas legislation on gender-based violence and femicide, saying its good only on paper.
Many South Africans across social media have changed their profile pictures to purple in solidarity with a nationwide shutdown against GBVF set to take place on the 21st of this month .
The demonstrations aim to highlight the social and economic impact of womens absence by protesters refraining from all forms of paid and unpaid labour for a day. This is just a day before the G20 Leaders Summit.
