JOHANNESBURG - This Friday, Women for Change will turn the country purple in a national shutdown against GBV.
It's calling for gender-based violence to be declared a National Disaster.
In a separate protest for the same cause, the ANC Women's League is making the same demand.
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But the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities will not take part in the shutdown.
She says that stopping economic activity is not the right way to fight the scourge.
Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says a united effort is needed, 365 days a year.