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South African Police Find Ninth Woman Dead Near Johannesburg

Authorities have discovered a ninth woman's body near Johannesburg, intensifying fears of a serial killer or group of killers.

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Seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg

South China Morning Post ↗

Police warn women to take extra care after eighth body found

Deutsche Welle ↗

President vows justice as more bodies discovered

BBC News - World News ↗

Reports confirm seven women dead in two months

nu.nl ↗

Discovery of multiple bodies sparks anger over femicide

World news | The Guardian News ↗

Eighth woman found dead east of Johannesburg

Telegraaf ↗

Ninth woman's body discovered, fears escalate

CBS Top Stories ↗

Police caution public against assuming all killings are linked

BBC World ↗

Police discover ninth woman's body near Johannesburg

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Vigils and protests held nationwide for murdered women

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  1. After 9 women murdered, police link 1 death to possible love triangle
    CBS Top Stories
  2. La polizia sudafricana ha arrestato tre persone per uno dei nove femminicidi commessi negli ultimi due mesi a Johannesburg
    Il Post
  3. South Africa makes arrests over one of nine women found murdered
    World News CNA
  4. Two women and man arrested over one of nine South Africa killings
    Sky News
  5. Drie verdachten aangehouden na reeks moorden op vrouwen in Johannesburg
    nu.nl

6 articles

  1. South Africa Questions 3 People of Interest in Women’s Murders
    Mint
  2. Nove femminicidi molto simili in due mesi, in Sudafrica
    Il Post
  3. Zuid-Afrikanen demonstreren tegen vrouwengeweld na moord op negen vrouwen
    nu.nl
  4. In due mesi 9 donne uccise e abbandonate in strada: il Sudafrica piomba nel terrore di un serial killer
    Fanpage
  5. ‘We’re terrified all the time’: Fear and anger in South Africa after nine women’s bodies found in three months
    The Independent

4 articles

  1. After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change
    Arab News
  2. Fear and anger in South Africa as bodies of nine women found: What we know
    Al Jazeera
  3. 'Enough is enough': Vigils held for murdered women in South Africa
    BBC News
  4. South Africans voice their anger as hundreds hold femicide vigil
    Al Jazeera

5 articles

  1. Ekurhuleni killings: Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
    BBC - Home
  2. Nine bodies found in South Africa raise fears of serial murder, femicide
    World
  3. South Africa 'feels like a prison' for women amid spate of femicides
    NPR News
  4. ‘This is a war’: South Africa battles femicide as women’s bodies pile up
    Al Jazeera
  5. Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
    BBC News

12 articles

  1. Serial killer suspicions in South Africa
    France24
  2. South Africa gender commissioner: women ‘hunted’ amid femicide crisis
    Al Jazeera
  3. Opnieuw dode vrouw aangetroffen in Johannesburg, aantal slachtoffers nu negen
    nu.nl
  4. Ninth woman found dead in Johannesburg killing spree
    World News CNA
  5. South Africa: Police find 9th body of woman amid spree fears
    Deutsche Welle