# ‘This is a war’: South Africa battles femicide as nine women’s bodies are found

https://mins.news/en/item/63990

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-18 09:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/this-is-a-war-south-africa-battles-femicide-as-womens-bodies-pile-up?traffic_source=rss

> Nine women have been found dead in a Johannesburg-area neighbourhood over roughly two months. Police say they have found no clear connection between the cases, while rights groups and gender-equality advocates accuse the government of failing to adequately respond to a wider femicide and gender-based violence crisis.

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