South Africa: Gay people to march for justice on women’s day

With a view to highlight the impact of hate crimes against lesbian women in South Africa, gay rights groups have invited concerned members of the public to a protest action on 9 August –Women’s Day at Meadowlands. Calling for an efficient and effective investigation on the murders of Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa, Positive Women’s Network (PWN), Forum for Empowerment of Women (FEW), the Joint Working Group and the recently established alliance for the 07-07-07 campaign, will picket, read messages of solidarity and deliver a memorandum to Meadowlands police station commander.