SocietySouth Africa to clean up high-risk areas after 12 women killed

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a national emergency response and safety audits of high-risk areas after 12 women’s bodies were found east of Johannesburg over two months. Four people have been arrested, but police have found no evidence that a single perpetrator carried out the killings. Measures will also target alcohol-related violence.

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