In the shadow of Johannesburg, seven women have been found dead near Kempton Park over the span of two months — most of them unidentified, most of them unclothed, all of them robbed of the ordinary freedom to move through the world. President Ramaphosa has pledged that justice will be pursued without relent, even as investigators have yet to determine whether one hand or many are responsible. The deaths have become a mirror held up to a nation where women are killed at five times the global average, forcing a reckoning with what it means to promise safety to half a population that has long lea
South Africa investigates seven women's deaths near Johannesburg as president vows justice
Seven women killed over two months in Kempton Park area; bodies found partially or fully naked; only two victims identified; widespread fear among women in the region.