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The march at Wits followed a week of marches in Cape Town and other cities.

"We are coming to hold institutions of power accountable. It can't be business as usual," said Moutloatse."I can't save my academic year if I cannot save myself. I cannot save my academic year if I cannot guarantee that I won't be raped by the end of this year."

She urged people to shut down Gauteng, specifically Sandton, on Friday."Our president has said there is no money to fund the fight against gender-based violence so we will go to Sandton and show him where the money is," she said.

 

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