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Women protest after string of murders near Johannesburg
Police have established a task team to investigate multiple murders in the Kempton Park area as residents demand action.
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Police have established a task team to investigate multiple murders in the Kempton Park area as residents demand action.

Al Jazeera reports that the discovery of nine women's bodies in a single Johannesburg neighbourhood over two months has intensified concerns over women's safety in South Africa.

Authorities have launched an investigation into a potential femicidal serial killer following the discovery of a ninth victim's body in Johannesburg.

The bodies of seven women, including five found in the past week, have been discovered around O.R. Tambo International Airport, reigniting anger over the country's persistent femicide crisis.