IN PICS | Hundreds protest over rape of 7-year-old EC girl
Supporters gathered outside the Gauteng Education Department office, saying they were standing in solidarity with a seven-year-old girl who was raped at an Eastern Cape school in 2024.
Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD joined the nationwide shutdown under the banner #JusticeForCwecwe on 1 April 2025 following the rape of a seven-year-old girl from the Eastern Cape. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News
JOHANNBESBURG - Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD who joined the nationwide shutdown waited to hand over their memorandum of demands on Tuesday afternoon.
Supporters gathered outside the Gauteng Education Department office, saying they were standing in solidarity with a seven-year-old girl who was raped at an Eastern Cape school in 2024.
The news has sent shockwaves countrywide, with citizens baying for the blood of the perpetrator.
The following images were captured by EWN's Sphamandla Dlamini:
Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD joined the nationwide shutdown under the banner #JusticeForCwecwe on 1 April 2025 following the rape of a seven-year-old girl from the Eastern Cape. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News
Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD joined the nationwide shutdown under the banner #JusticeForCwecwe on 1 April 2025 following the rape of a seven-year-old girl from the Eastern Cape. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News
Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD joined the nationwide shutdown under the banner #JusticeForCwecwe on 1 April 2025 following the rape of a seven-year-old girl from the Eastern Cape. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News
Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD joined the nationwide shutdown under the banner #JusticeForCwecwe on 1 April 2025 following the rape of a seven-year-old girl from the Eastern Cape. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News
Angry protesters in Johannesburg CBD joined the nationwide shutdown under the banner #JusticeForCwecwe on 1 April 2025 following the rape of a seven-year-old girl from the Eastern Cape. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News
