### [2026-09-19](/feed/2026/09/19/index.md)

##### Domestic violence in South Africa
# South Africans hold memorial runs and protests after police find the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, over two months. Police investigate possible links between the killings, which renew public concern over violence against women. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/after-deaths-nine-women-south-africans-gather-run-mourn-demand-change-2026-09-19/)

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