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Coverage dated September 19, 2026 to September 20, 2026

Nine women found dead near Johannesburg sends shockwaves through South Africa

Headline from France 24

Vigils, group runs and moments of silence: thousands of protesters gathered across South Africa this weekend to pay tribute to the nine women found murdered in eastern Johannesburg. In a country that records more than 60 homicides a day, the nine murders sent shockwaves through the population.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Fear and anger in South Africa as bodies of nine women found: What we know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Police examining 'all possibilities' as women in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, fear murders could be linked.

  2. France 24

    Nine women found dead near Johannesburg sends shockwaves through South Africa (opens France 24)

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    Vigils, group runs and moments of silence: thousands of protesters gathered across South Africa this weekend to pay tribute to the nine women found murdered in eastern Johannesburg. In a country that records more than 60 homicides a day, the nine murders sent shockwaves through the population.