Women began gathering in Sandton in the wee hours on Friday ahead of the planned #SandtonShutdown protest against Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

The protest which comes one day after national crime stats indicated that violent crimes and murder had significantly worsened.

On Thursday the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) issued a statement in support of the protest, which is a call to action from all civil society groups to participate in a massive sit-in in Sandton City in order to highlight the scourge of GBV.

Guest: Nicky Newton King - CEO of Johannesburg Stock Exchange