South Africa: Four Women Found Dead As Kempton Park Fears Grow
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- Novinky (Czechia)seen 17 Sept, 14:54headline rewritten
Našli další dvě. Počet polonahých zavražděných žen v okolí jihoafrického města stoupl na osmNašli další. Počet polonahých zavražděných žen v okolí jihoafrického města stoupl na devět - ksat.comseen 19 Sept, 22:10headline rewritten
A ninth woman's body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killingsA ninth woman's body found in South Africa deepens fears of a possible serial killer - clickondetroit.comseen 20 Sept, 03:08headline rewritten
A ninth woman's body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killingsA ninth woman's body found in South Africa deepens fears of a possible serial killer - AllAfricaseen 21 Sept, 13:27headline rewritten
South Africa: Three Arrested Over Ekurhuleni Woman's Death - South African News BriefsSouth Africa: Three Arrested Over Ekurhuleni Woman's Murder - South African News Briefs - BBC News Worldseen 21 Sept, 20:45headline rewritten
Three arrested in South Africa over one of nine women's body findsTwo charged with woman's murder as South Africa police investigate eight other body finds - Channel News Asiaseen 21 Sept, 20:45description edited
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President Cyril Ramaphosa echoed a police pledge that those responsible for the killings would be brought to book.
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Mon, 14 September 2026
5 reports- AllAfrica08:20first to report
[Scrolla] · Four women have been found half-naked and with visible bruises in the same Kempton Park area over roughly two months.
- timeslive.co.za11:54
The body of missing Kempton Park runner Elizabeth 'Tsontso' Moselakgomo has been identified by her family
- AllAfrica12:01
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Police Service (SAPS) is urging women in and around Kempton Park, particularly the Rhodesfield area in Gauteng, to exercise extreme caution following the discovery of the bodies of four women in the same area over a period of approximately two months.
- timeslive.co.za12:39
‘She loved her family to the core,’ says cousin Andries Moraka Matlaila
- BBC News World14:58
A nationwide appeal was launched after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing last week. Four other women's bodies have been found nearby.
Tue, 15 September 2026
11 reports- bnonews.com03:12
Police in South Africa are investigating whether a possible serial killer is responsible for the deaths of five women whose bodies have been found near Johannesburg in less than two months. The latest victim, 38-year-old jogger Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, was found Sunday in Rhodesfield, an area of Kempton Park east of Johannesburg. She had been […]
- AllAfrica05:26
[Daily Maverick] Three women's bodies have been found in the broader Kempton Park area in the last week, five since July, with similarities in the cases raising concerns that they may be victims of a serial killer.
- AllAfrica06:03
[Scrolla] · Elizabeth Moselakgomo's family identified her body on Monday after the 38-year-old runner disappeared while out for an afternoon run last Wednesday.
- AllAfrica08:27
[Scrolla] A woman's body was reportedly found in Kwa-Thema, bringing to six the number of women found dead across Ekurhuleni in two months. Police say four of the five Kempton Park victims showed signs of sexual assault while two of the women remain unidentified.
- South China Morning Post13:12
A woman’s body was found on Tuesday in the same area east of Johannesburg in South Africa where the discovery of several other victims in the past two months has sparked fear of a potential serial killer at large and led to a public warning by the police. According to South African authorities, the cases appear to be linked, though they did not confirm whether they are the work of the same killer. The South African Police Services (SAPS) has issued a public warning for women to be cautious...
- Novinky (Czechia)13:42
Jihoafrická policie v oblasti okolo města Kempton Park za poslední dva měsíce našla pět mrtvých polonahých žen. Identifikována z nich byla pouze osmatřicetiletá běžkyně Elizabeth Moselakgomová, která minulý týden zmizela, když si šla zaběhat. Přestože mrtvé ženy byly nalezeny v podobném stavu a ve stejné oblasti, jihoafrická policie prozatím nepracuje s variantou, že by se jednalo o dílo sériového vraha.
- Google News - Top Stories15:41
8 women found dead in same area of South Africa, sparking fears of serial killer CBS News Kempton Park killings: Ninth woman's body found in South Africa's Dawn Park BBC 9th woman's body found in same area of South Africa, adding to fears of serial killer CBS News ‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa The Guardian Wave of murders spreads fear in Johannesburg Financial Times
- DW Top Stories16:26
Police have warned women to take extra care in parts of Johannesburg as similarities between seven deaths fuel fears that the cases could be connected.
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- AllAfrica16 Sept, 07:10their copy
- DW Top Stories16:26
Police have warned women to take extra care in parts of Johannesburg as similarities between at least eight deaths fuel fears that the cases could be connected.
- BBC News World18:01
Police have not linked the deaths to a serial killer but are investigating this possibility.
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- bbc.co.uk15 Sept, 18:01their copy
- hindustantimes.com19:25
South Africa intensifies hunt after eight women found dead
Wed, 16 September 2026
5 reports- AllAfrica05:28
[Daily Maverick] The bodies of eight women have been discovered in Ekurhuleni between July and September, prompting an intensive police investigation. Authorities are urging the public to come forward with useful information and avoid speculation.
- news24.com06:27
Police are investigating two separate murders that occurred within 24 hours in Pretoria West, including the rape and strangulation of a 25-year-old woman.
- AllAfrica11:56
[SAnews.gov.za] The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has announced that it is placing operational units on heightened alert along regional borders to support ongoing investigations into the deaths of eight women in Ekurhuleni.
- iDNES (Czechia)14:13
V blízkosti mezinárodního letiště v jihoafrickém Johannesburgu v posledních týdnech našli těla sedmi žen. Případy vyvolaly vlnu strachu, smutku a hněvu a znovu upozornily na nedostatečný pokrok v boji proti femicidám, tedy úmyslnému zabíjení žen z důvodu jejich pohlaví. Jihoafrická republika přitom patří k zemím s nejvyšší mírou femicid na světě.
- The Guardian World15:02
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week The discovery of the bodies of eight women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of progress in tackling femicide. When Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo did not return after going for a run on 9 September, her eight-year-old daughter alerted relatives, who contacted police. The...
Thu, 17 September 2026
17 reports- Novinky (Czechia)03:10edited after publishing
previously
Našli další dvě. Počet polonahých zavražděných žen v okolí jihoafrického města stoupl na osmPočet mrtvých žen nalezených v posledních dvou měsících v okolí jihoafrického Johannesburgu stoupl na devět. Jihoafrický prezident Cyril Ramaphosa slíbil, že při pátrání po pachatelích nezůstane kámen na kameni. Policie nadále nepracuje s verzí, že by se jednalo o dílo sériového vraha, protože je podle ní pravděpodobnější, že za vraždami stojí celá skupina pachatelů.
- AllAfrica06:41
[Daily Maverick] Itumeleng Kekana's family searched hospitals, police stations and mortuaries for answers after the 32-year-old disappeared from Kempton Park. On 3 August, their search ended when her remains were found on Great North Road in Pomona, making her one of eight women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni since July. Her case highlights questions around evidence collection, DNA processing and how investigators identify possible links between cases.
- ksat.com08:58edited after publishing
previously
A ninth woman's body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killingsSouth African police say they have discovered a ninth woman's body east of Johannesburg.
2 reprints
- clickondetroit.com17 Sept, 08:58their copy
- jamaica-gleaner.com18 Sept, 06:40their copy
- AllAfrica09:07
[Scrolla] Police found a half-naked woman wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park, bringing the number of women found dead in Ekurhuleni to nine. The Human Rights Commission says 569 women were killed between April and June 2026, and has announced a national inquiry into gender-based violence.
- BBC News World09:51
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
- Google News - Top Stories09:51
Kempton Park killings: Ninth woman's body found in South Africa's Dawn Park BBC South African police issue alert after seventh woman’s body found near Johannesburg apnews.com South Africa murders: SA police confam ninth bodi for Dawn park raising kwesion of who dey behind di killings for Johannesburg BBC Wave of murders spreads fear in Johannesburg ft.com ‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa The Guardian
- sundayexpress.co.ls11:18
Police are investigating the discovery in Dawn Park alongside eight other deaths in Ekurhuleni, but have not established whether the cases are connected.
- timeslive.co.za12:23
‘Police are only visible when there is an incident reported. If they were more visible the killer would not have been able to dump the body here,’ says community member
- Index.hr (Croatia)12:34
JEZIV niz smrti kod Johannesburga.
- DW Top Stories12:45
Police in South Africa have discovered the bodies of nine women east of Johannesburg in two months, stoking fears of a serial killer or group of killers.
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- dw.com17 Sept, 12:45their copy
- tportal (Croatia)13:24
Policija u Južnoafričkoj Republici potvrdila je pronalazak tijela devete žene u samo dva mjeseca, što je dodatno pojačalo strah zbog niza zasad nerazjašnjenih smrti istočno od Johannesburga.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)13:55
Seit Mitte Juli wurden nahe Johannesburg die Leichen von neun Frauen gefunden. Südafrika steht unter Schock – und debattiert einmal mehr, wieso wohl kein anderes Land der Welt für Frauen so gefährlich ist.
- Channel News Asia14:01
The discovery of the women's bodies, partially naked and battered, has raised fears that a serial killer or group of killers may be operating in the area.
- iDNES (Czechia)15:07
Nález těl devíti žen ve stejné oblasti na předměstí jihoafrického Johannesburgu za poslední dva měsíce přiměl policii prověřit, zda spolu vraždy souvisejí a jestli za nimi stojí stejný pachatel. Po nálezu prvních sedmi těl padlo podezření na femicidu, tedy úmyslné zabíjení žen. Policie nicméně uvedla, že blízkost míst nálezů a další podobnosti jsou natolik znepokojivé, že je třeba prošetřit, zda vraždy nespáchal sériový vrah.
- Al Jazeera English15:34
All female victims in their 20s and 30s were killed on the outskirts of Johannesburg in the past two months.
- Al Jazeera English18:18
A ninth woman has been found dead amid a wave of killings in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni region, east of Johannesburg.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)18:52
Jihoafrická policie vyšetřuje sérii úmrtí žen v oblasti Ekurhuleni východně od Johannesburgu. Od poloviny července tam bylo nalezeno už devět ženských těl. Zatím ale není jasné, zda spolu jednotlivé případy souvisejí. Policie také nepotvrdila, že by za úmrtími stál sériový vrah.
Fri, 18 September 2026
10 reports- promptnewsonline.com07:19
South African police have recovered the body of a ninth woman in the Ekurhuleni area of Gauteng, as a series of unexplained deaths involving
- promptnewsonline.com07:36
The mutilated body of an unidentified woman has been discovered near a stream inside the Jos Wildlife Park Forest Reserve in Jos North Local
- ewn.co.za08:07
This, as fear and grief continue to grip Ekurhuleni, with government rallying support for families who have already identified their loved ones.
- ewn.co.za09:09
Dozens of men, dressed in black, marched through the streets of Kempton Park on Friday morning and are now gathered at the Civic Centre to condemn the murder of women.
- Al Jazeera English09:43
Bodies of nine women have been found in a Johannesburg neighbourhood in two months, as worries grow over women's safety.
- Libération (France)09:44
Depuis juillet, neuf femmes ont été retrouvées mortes selon le même mode opératoire dans la ville de Kempton Park, au nord est de Johannesburg. Serial killer ou assassins multiples, les autorités peinent à endiguer ce déferlement de haine.
- AllAfrica10:48
[Daily Maverick] South Africa has a 13th language, which saturates daily life and numbs society through its staggering brutality.
- AllAfrica11:22
[SAnews.gov.za] The body of Gracious Nkomo has been positively identified as one of the women whose bodies were discovered along the R21 in Kempton Park in recent grim findings of the bodies of missing women in and around Ekurhuleni.
- bbc.co.uk23:04
Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.
1 reprint
- BBC News World18 Sept, 23:04their copy
- Google News - Top Stories23:04
Ekurhuleni killings: Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa BBC ‘Women are terrified’: Ninth body found as South African police probe series of killings CNN South Africa ‘feels like a prison’ for women amid spate of femicides npr.org Nine bodies found in South Africa raise fears of serial murder, femicide The Washington Post ‘This is a war’: South Africa battles femicide as women’s bodies pile up aljazeera.com
Sat, 19 September 2026
5 reports- BBC News World11:50
The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone "particularly in isolated areas".
- Al Jazeera English13:55
Police examining 'all possibilities' as women in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, fear murders could be linked.
- Novinky (Czechia)14:31
Policie v jihoafrickém Johannesburgu připouští vážný problém. Během pouhých dvou měsíců bylo v okolí města nalezeno devět mrtvých žen, což vyvolalo obavy z toho, že v oblasti řádí sériový vrah. Podle policie bylo ve čtvrtek nalezeno tělo deváté ženy v Ekurhuleni, východně od města.
- Le Figaro (France)15:21
Neuf femmes retrouvées tuées depuis le 15 juillet dans une même région de l’est de Johannesburg, une série de meurtres qui a provoqué une onde de choc en Afrique du Sud.
- medafricatimes.com21:00
Sun, 20 September 2026
3 reports- brisbanetimes.com.au03:30
She is one of nine women whose bodies have been found in a South African province over the past two months, sparking fears a serial killer could be responsible.
2 reprints
- smh.com.au20 Sept, 03:30their copy
- theage.com.au20 Sept, 03:30their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)08:33
POLICIJA istražuje ubojstva devet žena kod Johannesburga zbog sumnje na serijskog ubojicu, dok među stanovništvom raste strah od novih napada.
- gcis.gov.za17:45
The Inter-Ministerial Committee mourns the deaths of the nine women whose bodies were discovered in
Mon, 21 September 2026
7 reports- AllAfrica05:22
[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Provincial Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called for an urgent and coordinated response to the escalating kidnapping crisis in the Province, following disturbing revelations that Kempton Park recorded the highest number of kidnapping cases in Gauteng between April and June 2026.
- AllAfrica05:56edited after publishing
previously
South Africa: Three Arrested Over Ekurhuleni Woman's Death - South African News Briefs[allAfrica]
- BBC News World09:18edited after publishing
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Three arrested in South Africa over one of nine women's body findsThe body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
- Index.hr (Croatia)09:54
U JUŽNOAFRIČKOJ Republici uhićene su tri osobe zbog sumnje u ubojstvo jedne od devet žena čija su tijela nedavno pronađena. Policija ovo smatra značajnim pomakom, no veza se još utvrđuje.
- Channel News Asia12:37edited after publishing
President Cyril Ramaphosa echoed a police pledge that those responsible for the killings would be brought to book.
- DW Top Stories13:42
A series of killings in South Africa has renewed scrutiny of efforts to combat violence against women. Activists say laws alone are not enough without effective implementation.
- newvision.co.ug21:43
The two women and a male suspect were arrested at the weekend over the killing of Jabulile Ntimba, whose body was found on September 17 and was the ninth victim, police said.