Women for Change welcomes GBV national-disaster declaration

The Women for Change Organisation, which is behind the silent nationwide shutdown, says they were overwhelmed after hearing that President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared gender-based-violence (GBV) a national disaster.

On Friday, 21 November 2025, South African women will silence the nation.

We call on all women and members of the LGBTQI+ community across South Africa to refrain from all paid and unpaid work in workplaces, universities, homes, and communities to demonstrate the economic and… pic.twitter.com/9e0F8tXTFE

— Women For Change (@womenforchange5) October 29, 2025

The organisation’s sentiments comes amid thousands of social activists partaking in various demonstrations across the country, to declare (GBV) a national disaster in South Africa.

The organisation’s Michael Masina says this is the outcome they have been fighting for, for the longest time.

“Next week Friday, the 28th of November, we have a follow-up meeting that is when a detailed plan will be highlighted to us, as to what are the next step, what are the classification going to be implemented as well as the role in which civil society and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) will also play in terms of making sure that we can start making tangible and meaningful change for all the survivors and also making sure that the legislation that we have currently can be to be enforced in a better way,” says Masina.

Declare GBVF a National Disaster
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
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— Women For Change (@womenforchange5) November 20, 2025

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