JOHANNESBURG - Gender-based violence and femicide have been declared a National Disaster.
But the call didn't come cheap.
It comes amid grim statistics: At least 15 women are killed every day.
Nationwide, thousands gathered dressed in black, determined to make their voices heard.
Women for Change, a leading force behind the movement, rallied over a million signatures on their petition.
Merlize Jorgiat from Women for Change said the meeting they were supposed to have with government on Friday has been postponed.
"We're still in the dark, just like the public," she said.
"As far as we know, they’re having meetings with all the top government officials to figure out what the strategy is, but we have no details."
Jorgiat said many organisations are operating without government funding, which makes it difficult to keep up with cases and support women in need.
She also highlighted policing as a major issue.
"We have people telling us they can't open cases. There is a fundamental policing education problem in South Africa," she said.
"I'm hoping that's one of the first things on the agenda."
Jorgiat said government is going to be held accountable.
"We do know that South Africa talks more than we implement anything.
"We want to know where these reports are, what has happened to the money that was supposed to be used up until this very moment. We don’t have any of that information," she said.
"We can’t say for sure what is going to happen with this disaster."
She said it’s concerning that there is no real transparency.