Femicide – the killing of women – in South Africa is said to be five times higher than the global average.

Chants of "no means no" were heard throughout the city at today's protest.

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 The #100MenMarch had a great turnout in central Pretoria today as people marched along Madiba Street against gender-based violence passed the Pretoria News to the Union Buildings. @Abramjee @CityTshwane

The marchers signed a pledge to "break the culture of violence" and lit a symbolic torch:

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Politicians and celebrities were among the crowd, who then gathered on the lawns of the Union Buildings, where the president’s office is located.

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Police Minister Bheki Cele told police recruits, who had also joined the march, to take reports of abuse seriously: when these women come battered, bruised, bloodied at the police station, don’t send them back to negotiate."