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Ramaphosa Orders Full Probe Into Nine Women’s Killings

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed stone will be left unturned investigating nine women’s killings east of Johannesburg.
Police found a ninth woman's body in Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni on September 17.
Acting Police Commissioner Fred Kekana said investigators are comparing evidence before labeling a serial killer.
Police offered a 400,000 rand (?$25,000) reward for information on the perpetrator(s).

History

Historical Context

When Moses Sithole began the ABC murders in July 1994, he killed 37 women and a toddler—38 victims—in Atteridgeville, Boksburg and Cleveland. South Africa defines serial murder as two or more separate killings, a criterion that applied to Sithole’s spree and continues to guide today’s modern investigations of serial killings.

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Story summary

President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed stone will be left unturned investigating nine women’s killings east of Johannesburg.
Police found a ninth woman's body in Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni on September 17.
Acting Police Commissioner Fred Kekana said investigators are comparing evidence before labeling a serial killer.
Police offered a 400,000 rand (?$25,000) reward for information on the perpetrator(s).

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