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Ramaphosa Declares Emergency After 12 Women Killed East of Johannesburg

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC · How we work

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President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national emergency after 12 women were found dead east of Johannesburg.
He ordered municipal women's safety audits within 60 days to identify broken streetlights, abandoned buildings and unsafe routes.
Police arrested four suspects and collected DNA, blood, clothing and cellphone records related to the killings.
The police and National Prosecuting Authority must review unresolved gender-based violence cases within 90 days.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national emergency after 12 women were found dead east of Johannesburg.
He ordered municipal women's safety audits within 60 days to identify broken streetlights, abandoned buildings and unsafe routes.
Police arrested four suspects and collected DNA, blood, clothing and cellphone records related to the killings.
The police and National Prosecuting Authority must review unresolved gender-based violence cases within 90 days.