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Two charged in South Africa murder amid gender violence crisis
Arrests in one killing offer a rare breakthrough as nine recent murders reignite urgent debate about South Africa's epidemic of violence against women.
In brief
Arrests in one killing offer a rare breakthrough as nine recent murders reignite urgent debate about South Africa's epidemic of violence against women. South Africa faces a severe gender-based violence crisis with an estimated six women murdered daily, and police are struggling to determine if recent killings are…
Two women charged in murder case
Two women have been charged with premeditated murder and defeating the ends of justice in connection with Jabulile Ntimba's death in Dawn Park, east of Johannesburg. A man arrested was released without charge.
Body found wrapped in sheet
Jabulile Ntimba's half-naked body was discovered wrapped in a sheet on a roadside in Dawn Park last Thursday. Her death is one of nine recent murders in the region involving bodies dumped on roadsides.
Police unsure if cases are linked
Deputy police chief Lt Gen Tebello Mosikili said analysts are investigating whether all nine deaths are connected or if a serial killer is responsible. Ntimba's death appears to stem from a relationship dispute, possibly involving a love triangle.
Six women murdered daily
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of gender-based violence. A Human Rights Commission estimate found that on average six women were murdered every day between April and June this year.
“six women were murdered every day between April and June this year”
National outcry over violence
The recent grim discoveries have sparked a national outcry about the scale of gender-based violence and increased feelings of insecurity among many women across South Africa.
The key point
South Africa faces a severe gender-based violence crisis with an estimated six women murdered daily, and police are struggling to determine if recent killings are connected.
