
South African police find body of 11th woman near Johannesburg
Authorities are investigating a series of killings in a country with one of the world's highest femicide rates.

Authorities are investigating a series of killings in a country with one of the world's highest femicide rates.

The deaths bring to 11 the number of women killed in a single Johannesburg municipality over two months, raising fears of a serial attacker.
The discovery has intensified national alarm over violence against women, as authorities continue investigating a series of killings in a Johannesburg-area suburb.
Authorities are investigating a series of killings in a country with one of the world's highest femicide rates, according to Al Jazeera.

The 39-year-old suspect was arrested in possession of items belonging to the victim, according to Le Monde.

Hundreds gathered at the University of Cape Town to mourn victims and demand action against gender-based violence, according to Al Jazeera.

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.

Nine women killed in the same area in recent weeks has reignited alarm over South Africa's endemic violence against women.

A ninth woman's body has been discovered in the Ekurhuleni region east of Johannesburg amid escalating killings.

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.

Associations in Yaoundé step up legal and psychological support for victims' families as femicide cases surge and convictions remain rare, France 24 reports.