
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.
A weekend marked by multiple mass shootings in Johannesburg and Cape Town claimed at least 27 lives, while an eleventh victim was found in a separate investigation near Johannesburg.

Mass shootings in Johannesburg and Cape Town over the weekend left 27 dead, while investigators continue looking into a possible serial killer east of Johannesburg.

The deaths bring to 11 the number of women killed in a single Johannesburg municipality over two months, raising fears of a serial attacker.

Police say two unrelated attacks near Johannesburg and Cape Town left dozens dead in one of the deadliest nights of violence in recent memory.
Police say the attacks in Cape Town and Johannesburg were unrelated, and no suspects have been arrested in either case.
Police have launched manhunts and deployed special units after two separate shootings over the same weekend.

South African police say 17 people were killed at a bar near Johannesburg and 10 more in a separate attack at a store near Cape Town, in two mass shootings hours apart.
Armed attackers opened fire in bars in Johannesburg and near Cape Town, killing at least 27 people, South African police said.
Shootings in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg, and Lwandle, near Cape Town, come days after a mass shooting in Durban, Al Jazeera reports.
Authorities are investigating a series of killings in a country with one of the world's highest femicide rates, according to Al Jazeera.

Authorities linked the arrests to the discovery of Jabulile Ntimba's body, the latest in a string of killings east of the city.

Vigils and demonstrations spread across the country as anger grows and calls increase for government action.

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.