#SandtonShutdown brings the Sandton CBD to a standstill
Large groups of mostly women started gathering in the
vicinity of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the early hours of Friday
morning - for their sit-in.
CLOSED STREETS:
Several streets in Sandton set to be closed on Friday
Thousands of protestors are expected to march to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to hand in a memorandum to the company executives following several high-profile incidents femicide. Metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar urges motorists to use alternative routes around the area.
They are protesting the increase in gender-based violence and the murder of women.
ANCWL President Bathabile Dlamini says government should call for a state of emergency against GBV
#SandtonShutdown ANCWL President Bathabile Dlamini says government should call for a state of emergency against GBV pic.twitter.com/6zegLzmRya
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 13, 2019
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We are live from the #SandtonShutdown where civil society and the public will stand in solidarity against the scourge of GBV in the country outside the JSE. pic.twitter.com/QO1caspCxH
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 13, 2019
#SandtonShutdown One of the posters here this morning which reads 'action not words'. pic.twitter.com/4ULSYfnP6q
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 13, 2019
#SandtonShutdown 19 year-old Lelethu Lukhozi says she's at this morning's march in hope that future generations do not have to experience GBV. pic.twitter.com/g5ecd5IMEO
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 13, 2019
#SandtonShutdown JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar gives an update on the roads this morning. pic.twitter.com/z1XUfKuIKC
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 13, 2019
#SandtonShutdown | PHOTOS: pic.twitter.com/lD7AVgPpCO
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 13, 2019