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Police have discovered 11 women's bodies in Ekurhuleni since July. Here they discovered the body of the ninth woman - in Dawn Park, on the East Rand.
EKURHULENI WOMEN DEATHS

Ekurhuleni murders: suspects in three cases as 11th woman’s body is found

Police are still trying to establish whether the deaths are connected.

  • Vivian Warby
4 min read
The Department of Tourism advises visitors to verify their routes on navigation apps, confirm ride-hailing vehicle details, and download safety platforms like the SECURA Traveller app before exploring.
TRAVELLER SAFETY

Tourism is booming, but is South Africa doing enough to keep visitors safe?

International arrivals are up 12%. The minister admits some places aren't safe. What is actually being done?

  • ZamaNdosi Cele
7 min read
The ad hoc committee rejected an EFF submission that President Cyril Ramaphosa obstructed its work by failing to facilitate suspended intelligence inspector-general Imtiaz Fazel’s appearance.
PARLIAMENT

Fazel absence: MPs reject EFF bid to blame Ramaphosa

Why did South Africa’s suspended Inspector-General of Intelligence never testify before the ad hoc committee?

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
Businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama is facing a criminal case after a video emerged on social media showing him allegedly threatening women during an altercation at a Sandton restaurant.
PROCUREMENT

Mudzinganyama case triggers government contract probe

eThekwini says Moriel Infrastructure Group’s R16.1m North Park Sewer Project is 95% complete, as investigations continue into contracts linked to businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama

  • Rapula Moatshe
6 min read
Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia says that the SAPS’s commitment to combating GBVF must apply equally within the police service, following the arrest of a Lieutenant General for alleged rape and grooming a minor. 
GBVF

Rape-accused SAPS Lt-General remanded in custody amid witness threats

A 59-year-old SAPS Lieutenant-General has been remanded at Kgosi Mampuru II after appearing in court on charges including alleged grooming, trafficking and rape.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
4 min read
Family and friends of Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo gathered on Sunday in Pankop, Mpumalanga, for her funeral.
EKURHULENI WOMEN DEATHS

Ekurhuleni murders: a criminologist asks what we’re missing

Three people are appearing in the Boksburg Magistrate court today in connection with one of the murders. But what are we still missing about the nine deaths?

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
9 min read
The body of the ninth women believed to be in her early 20's was discovered by a jogger in Dawnpark, Ekurhuleni, on Thursday, 17 September 2026, following a gruesome discovery of 8 other women found in different parts of Ekurhuleni in the past two weeks.
EKURHULENI

Inside Ekurhuleni: Deaths, corruption cases and an election

Ekurhuleni is facing a reckoning on several fronts.

  • Vivian Warby
7 min read
Remembering Itumeleng Kekana, Dineo Evelyn Motapane and Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, three women whose deaths are part of the wider Ekurhuleni investigation.
GBV

Remembering the women at the centre of Ekurhuleni’s murder investigation

Three women have been identified and a ninth woman's body discovered as the Ekurhuleni murder invetstigations intensifiy.

  • Vivian Warby
4 min read
Minister Dina Pule, accompanied by the MEC for Social Development in Gauteng and the Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni visited the Family of Ms Elizabeth Mosekakgomo to offer support.
GBV

Eight women dead as GBVF indaba confronts Ekurhuleni reality

GBVF indaba unfolds kilometres from where eight women were killed in Ekurhuleni.

  • Vivian Warby
5 min read
Elizabeth "Tsontso” Mokolo Moselakgomo has been positively identified as one of the five women found dead in Gauteng.
GBV

UPDATED: Two more women's bodies found, as police hunt expands beyond Kempton Park

7 women are dead and the questions are growing.

  • Vivian Warby
10 min read
Extradited: Yesterday, the six men, allegedly part of an organised crime network, being led to the flight that will take them to the US, where they are wanted by the authorities in connection with charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
ROMANCE SCAMS

Love, lies and R100 million: Six alleged romance scammers extradited to the US

Afer five years, the men were finally extradited. This is how investigators say the alleged love scams worked and what victims should do.

  • Genevieve Serra
  • The National Team
8 min read
Two expelled MK Party members are challenging party president Jacob Zuma’s power to remove members without a disciplinary hearing.
MKPARTY

MK Party heads for court showdown over Zuma’s expulsion powers

Two expelled MK Party members are asking the Western Cape High Court to rule on whether party president Jacob Zuma can remove members without a disciplinary hearing.

  • Willem Phungula
5 min read
The price of doing business in South Africa? South African construction industry is one of the places facing extortion syndicates. But even a hawker selling sweets is not immune to the "new tax".
SATURDAY LONG READ

Pay or perish: the extortion economy holding South Africa hostage

South Africa's latest crime statistics show 519 extortion cases in three months, but behind the numbers is a growing criminal economy.

  • Vivian Warby
8 min read
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says SAPS is adapting Operation Prosper to strengthen intelligence-led operations, disrupt gang networks and improve investigations as mass shootings continue in Western Cape communities.
SANDF

South Africa's military is facing increasing strain

More missions, less money: pressure builds on South Africa’s military

  • Wendy Jasson Da Costa
5 min read
Various stakeholders led by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications conducted three-day high-impact surprise raids this week in the Joburg CBD to seize unsafe goods and hold non-compliant traders accountable.
ILLICIT ECONOMY

Why surprise raids alone can't dent illicit goods market in South Africa

Illicit markets in South Africa are costing the economy billions annually.

  • Rapula Moatshe
4 min read
Cosatu has presented its strong support for the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Bill, highlighting its importance in combating crime and corruption in South Africa. This legislation aims to enhance the country's financial integrity and protect public resources.
LEGISLATION

Cosatu backs anti-corruption efforts: The General Laws Amendment bill explained

Cosatu has presented its strong support for the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing) Bill, highlighting its importance in combating crime and…

  • Zingiswa Losi
6 min read
The Employment Services Amendment Bill seeks to empower the Department of Employment and Labour to manage the flood of undocumented migrant labour, says the writer.
UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS

South Africa’s jobs crisis is forcing a rethink of migration

Cosatu has welcomed the tabling of the Employment Services Amendment Bill, a crucial response to South Africa's alarming unemployment rate of 43.7%.

  • Zingiswa Losi
6 min read