Marchers to converge on Pretoria in protest against crime

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) - Organizers expect hundreds of thousands of people to converge on central Pretoria Tuesday as a part of the country's Million Man March against crime.

"We, as ordinary citizens, are part of the solution," said Desmond Dube, event organizer. "But we also need to get a commitment from our leaders, and that commitment comes with prioritizing the issue of crime in the country."

Dube hopes a petition protesting the country's high crime rate and calling for something to be done about it will be received by either President Thabo Mbeki or a deputy.