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A 30-minute silent protest against violence against women took place at the Castle of Good Hope and in front of the Cape Town central police Station on September 16. Dressed in black participants gathered in silence to remember women whose lives have been taken by violence and to stand in solidarity with women who continue to live in fear.
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Mourning in black: How 9 deaths united a nation in grief

South African women are taking to the streets, rejecting empty safety advice and refusing to suffer in silence.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
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