# Running scared: What we know about the murder of nine women in South Africa

https://mins.news/en/video/67637

- Reuters, 2026-09-21 16:04 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5F6l2BBZxM

> The killings of nine women have sparked widespread fear and anger in South Africa. Although gender-based violence was declared a national emergency last year, people are frustrated by the sense that little appears to be done.

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