South Africa urges men to take more responsibility for gender-based violence after series of killings
South Africa has been gripped with grief and fury after the discovery of 11 women’s bodies dumped across Ekurhuleni, a city adjoining Johannesburg, since 15 July. Photograph: Esa Alexander/ReutersView image in fullscreenSouth Africa has been gripped with grief and fury after the discovery of 11 women’s bodies dumped across Ekurhuleni, a city adjoining Johannesburg, since 15 July. He added that he had tasked five ministers to come up with a plan within 60 days to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence.View image in fullscreenCyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that not enough had been done to protect women.
- ▪South Africa has been gripped with grief and fury after the discovery of 11 women’s bodies dumped across Ekurhuleni, a city adjoining Johannesburg, since 15 July.
- ▪Photograph: Esa Alexander/ReutersView image in fullscreenSouth Africa has been gripped with grief and fury after the discovery of 11 women’s bodies dumped across Ekurhuleni, a city adjoining Johannesburg, since 15 July.
- ▪He added that he had tasked five ministers to come up with a plan within 60 days to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence.View image in fullscreenCyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that not enough had been done to protect women.
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South Africa has been gripped with grief and fury after the discovery of 11 women’s bodies dumped across Ekurhuleni, a city adjoining Johannesburg, since 15 July. Photograph: Esa Alexander/ReutersView image in fullscreenSouth Africa has been gripped with grief and fury after the discovery of 11 women’s bodies dumped across Ekurhuleni, a city adjoining Johannesburg, since 15 July. Photograph: Esa Alexander/ReutersSouth AfricaSouth Africa urges men to take more responsibility for gender-based violence after series of killingsPresident announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of womenRachel Savage in JohannesburgWed 30 Sep 2026 10.16 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 10.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSouth Africa’s president has called on men to take more…
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