# Why is gender-based violence so high in South Africa?

https://mins.news/en/video/83890

- TRT World, 2026-10-02 17:38 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFoAIDNFbhU

> South Africans are demanding answers as police investigate the murders of 12 women near Johannesburg over the past two months. Several suspects have been arrested in connection with some of the killings, but police say they have not ruled out a serial killer. Scholar-activist and political analyst Nomboniso Gasa offers analysis.

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