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Ninth Woman Found Dead in South Africa as Police Probe Series of Killings

Authorities have discovered the body of a ninth woman near Johannesburg, prompting arrests and fueling outrage over femicide.

10 publishers · 21 articles · first seen 15 Sept 2026 · updated 38d ago

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First reported by South China Morning Post, 16 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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10 publishers have covered this in 21 articles since 15 Sept 2026. South China Morning Post published first, on 15 September at 13:12 UTC; ABC News followed 16 min later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 23 September at 05:28 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), NPR World (major outlet), South China Morning Post, Deutsche Welle, Sky News, Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, Times of India.

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How it unfolded

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  1. South China Morning PostSouth Africa on alert after 7th woman’s body found near capital
  2. ABC NewsSouth African police issue alert after seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg
  3. CBS News7 women found dead in South Africa, sparking fears of serial killer
  4. Deutsche WelleSouth Africa probes deaths of 7 women near Johannesburg
  5. Deutsche WelleSouth Africa now probing deaths of 8 women near Johannesburg
  6. News FeedWave of murders spreads fear in Johannesburg
  7. ABC NewsWhat to know about the deaths of 8 women in South Africa that have sparked fear and anger
  8. Sky NewsDeaths of nine women in South Africa could be 'linked to serial killer', police say
  9. CBS News9th woman found dead in South Africa, adding to fears of serial killer
  10. ABC NewsA ninth woman's body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killings
  11. Show 11 later sources
    1. Deutsche WelleSouth Africa: Police find 9th body of woman amid spree fears
    2. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraNinth woman’s body found as South Africa probes series of killings
    3. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraSouth Africa gender commissioner: women ‘hunted’ amid femicide crisis
    4. Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan AfricaSerial killer suspicions in South Africa
    5. NPR WorldSouth Africa 'feels like a prison' for women amid spate of femicides
    6. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraFear and anger in South Africa as bodies of nine women found: What we know
    7. Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan AfricaNine women found dead near Johannesburg sends shockwaves through South Africa
    8. ABC News3 suspects arrested in relation to one of a series of killings of women in South Africa
    9. Sky NewsTwo women and man arrested over one of nine South Africa killings
    10. CBS NewsAfter 9 women murdered, police link 1 death to possible love triangle
    11. Times of IndiaSouth Africa mass shooting: At least 11 killed by unidentified gunman in Durban

Sources

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  1. After 9 women murdered, police link 1 death to possible love triangle CBS News ·
  2. 3 suspects arrested in relation to one of a series of killings of women in South Africa ABC News ·
  3. Fear and anger in South Africa as bodies of nine women found: What we know Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  4. South Africa 'feels like a prison' for women amid spate of femicides NPR World ·
  5. South Africa gender commissioner: women ‘hunted’ amid femicide crisis Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  6. Ninth woman’s body found as South Africa probes series of killings Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
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  1. A ninth woman's body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killings ABC News ·
  2. 9th woman found dead in South Africa, adding to fears of serial killer CBS News ·
  3. What to know about the deaths of 8 women in South Africa that have sparked fear and anger ABC News ·
  4. Wave of murders spreads fear in Johannesburg News Feed ·
  5. 7 women found dead in South Africa, sparking fears of serial killer CBS News ·
  6. South African police issue alert after seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg ABC News ·
  7. South Africa mass shooting: At least 11 killed by unidentified gunman in Durban Times of India
  8. Two women and man arrested over one of nine South Africa killings Sky News
  9. Nine women found dead near Johannesburg sends shockwaves through South Africa Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa
  10. Serial killer suspicions in South Africa Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa
  11. South Africa: Police find 9th body of woman amid spree fears Deutsche Welle
  12. Deaths of nine women in South Africa could be 'linked to serial killer', police say Sky News
  13. South Africa probes deaths of 7 women near Johannesburg Deutsche Welle
  14. South Africa now probing deaths of 8 women near Johannesburg Deutsche Welle
  15. South Africa on alert after 7th woman’s body found near capital South China Morning Post

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