Some of the heinous crimes committed during that month soon caught the attention of national media, resulting in a national address from the president himself, where he delivered sixteen promises to the women of South Africa.<\/p>\n
As time moved on, those promises and the national outrage soon died down.<\/p>\n
But an organisation known as SA Women Fight Back, which is comprised of a group of female lobbyists, have all but forgotten the victims or their faces.<\/p>\n
The SA Women Fight Back Organisation drafted a petition of the sixteen promises made by President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding that those words be put into action.<\/p>\n
The Lobbyist group has made its way to Middelburg, where they will march through the town’s streets to hand over a memorandum to the Mayor, demanding that he takes a second look at current legislation.<\/p>\n
SA Women Fight Back has sent out an open invitation towards residents, calling on both men and women alike, to take a stance against rape, domestic violence, misogyny and gender inequality.<\/p>\n
Three groups will be marching through the streets tomorrow, from the Mhluzi Unemployment Structure in Extention Six, at 07:00.<\/p>\n
From there, the groups will merge on the corner of Totius Street and Dr Beyers Naud\u00e9 Drive in Gholfsig where they will proceed to march into town.<\/p>\n
Anyone who wishes to participate in the march is encouraged to bring a hat, water, and a sign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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