# South Africa: Concern grows over violence against women after 12 killed

https://mins.news/en/video/83366

- TRT World, 2026-10-02 11:37 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvgVOB2-9V4

> The killings of 12 women near Johannesburg over two months have underscored a growing pattern of violent crime in South Africa. Police have made several arrests but have not ruled out a serial killer, while University of KwaZulu-Natal academic Nirmala Gopal offers her assessment.

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