‘A gamble with my life’: Women speak out amid Ekurhuleni killings
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While the investigation into the murders of at least nine women in Ekurhuleni in recent months continues, the killings have highlighted the ever-present fear women in South Africa live with, the shortfalls in society and government’s response to gender-based…
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What happened
While the investigation into the murders of at least nine women in Ekurhuleni in recent months continues, the killings have highlighted the ever-present fear women in South Africa live with, the shortfalls in society and government’s response to gender-based…
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