The murder of nine women found dead near Johannesburg has rekindled the debate over women's safety in South Africa. Activists have accused the government of failing to address gender-based violence and femicide, calling for better protection of women. DW's Tomi Oladipo speaks to activist Sabrina Walter, whose campaign group led a nationwide shutdown in 2025 that pressured the South African government to officially declare gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster. #SouthAfrica#Femicide#GenderBasedViolence#GBV#ViolenceAgainstWomen#WomensRights#Johannesburg#AfricaNews#HumanRights#Women
Chapters:
0:00 South Africa's femicide crisis
4:15 Sabrina Walter, Women For Change
6:20 Are South Africa's laws not working?
10:02 How can we know when South Africa wants real change?
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