IN PICTURES | Cape Town residents brave heavy rain to protest against gender-based violence
Members of the community of Philippi in Cape Town braved heavy rain on Saturday to march to the Nyanga police station to protest against gender-based violence which has engulfed the country.
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Members of the community of Philippi march to Nyanga Police station during a protest against gender-based violence on Sunday. (ESA ALEXANDER)
Philippi residents march to Nyanga Police station during a protest against gender-based violence. File photo. (Sunday Times/Esa Alexander)
Philippi residents march to Nyanga police station to protest against gender-based violence. Nyanga community policing forum chair Martin Makasi says rape is rocketing in the area known as the world's murder capital. (Esa Alexander)
Community of Philippi march to Nyanga Police station during a protest against gender-based violence on Sunday. (ESA ALEXANDER)
Community of Philippi march to Nyanga Police station during a protest against gender-based violence on Sunday. Leading the protest is activist Yonda Gebenga with a boxing glove. (ESA ALEXANDER)
The writer says his culture contributes to gender-based violence. (ESA ALEXANDER)
Community of Philippi march to Nyanga Police station during a protest against gender-based violence on Sunday. (ESA ALEXANDER)
Members of the community of Philippi in Cape Town braved heavy rain on Saturday to march to the Nyanga police station to protest against gender-based violence which has engulfed the country.
A number of women and children have been raped or killed by men in recent weeks, which has prompted a number of marches and President Cyril Ramaphosa to call for men to take the lead in the fight against violence on women and children.
