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What happened
IOL NewsAsk AIRelated Topics:murdersapssa police servicekempton park killingscrime and courtsfemicideThursday, September 17, 2026NewsCrime and CourtsSouth AfricaAfricaWorldBRICSEducationEnergyEnvironmentFeel GoodGovernment at WorkOpinionPoliticsOpinionOpinionNewsPoliticsEntertainmentLifestyleTechSportBusinessJobsEconomyPropertyWindow on ChinaHybrid WorkingEntertainmentCelebrity NewsStreamingMoviesMusicBooksWhats OnJoburgDurbanCape TownPretoriaOpinionLifestyleHealthBeautyFashionFoodRelationshipsParentingCompetitionsOpinionTravelLocalInternationalTechSoftware and InternetEsportsOpinionSportSoccerPSLRugbyCricketMMABettingOpinionHorse RacingMotoringReviewsLaunchesIndustry NewsMotorsport Image: Itumeleng English/ANA Studio, SihleMlambo/IOL, Gemini The discovery of the bodies of women, who tend to be in their late 20s and 30s, has highlighted the plight women face with gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa. Cachalia added that it was perhaps a time to reflect for the people of South Africa.
Police said the body had been found in the Kaalspruit River, which runs behind the Mall of Thembisa. 'What have we become as South Africans? ' IOL journalist Kamogelo Moichela spoke with community leaders about the grim discovery on Tuesday. "And then we came here, and we were appalled by what is happening in South Africa. Earlier, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane confirmed on Tuesday night that authorities had now discovered at least eight bodies linked with the Kempton Park killings in the East Rand.
The circumstances around her death are still under investigation by authorities.
The wider picture
News Crime and CourtsTracking the Kempton Park Killings | Where the 9 bodies have been foundKempton Park KillingsSihle Mlambo|Published 39 minutes agoAsk AI 8minGauteng police have discovered at least nine bodies in the Kempton Park killings saga which has befallen the people of Ekurhuleni. Image: Itumeleng English/ANA Studio, SihleMlambo/IOL, Gemini Gauteng police have now discovered nine bodies linked with the Kempton Park killings in Ekurhuleni, with a ninth body found dumped on the side of the road in Dawn Park, Boksburg.
Early indications show that a family member has already identified the body, as a woman was seen wailing at the active crime scene when IOL journalist Simon Majadibodu arrived at the scene on Thursday morning. Indications are that the deceased had her throat slit by her killer and that she was also half-naked when her body was found, a consistent theme with the other eight bodies that have been found before hers. Discovery 9 – September 17 – Dawn Park, BoksburgThe body was dumped in an open veld alongside Northern Road in Dawn Park.
Deputy National Police Commissioner for policing, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, said they had engaged the Director-General of the State Security Agency to assist with the intelligence component of the investigation. "Remember, we are saying now that we have three different areas. We have Dawn Park, we have Kempton Park, and we have other areas that we are investigating.
What has been reported
Some teams have been working throughout the night and have not slept. One team even had to drive to another location. "They would be in a position to guide the direction of operations, including where we need to go and what checks need to be conducted at the prison. So, when you don't see us being visible, it is because of the direction that the intelligence operatives are giving us on which areas we need to go to and operationalise.
We will not sleep for as long as there is work to be done. And that is the promise that we gave to the nation on Tuesday, when the Minister made the declaration. We are going to keep to that promise that we have made," she said. The shock and horror spread like wild fire on social media as questions continue to be asked about the police response to the saga which began with the first body found in Pomona, Kempton Park, in July.
What happens next
Gauteng police have discovered at least eight bodies in the Kempton Park killings saga which has befallen the people of Ekurhuleni. "The deaths of eight young women in these circumstances are a reminder to us all that we live in a society in which half the society, at least, the women of our society, our mothers, our sisters, our daughters, our children, are unsafe," Cachalia said. Gauteng police have discovered bodies of women in the Kempton Park suburbs of Pomona, Rhodesfield, Clayville, Olifantsfontein and Springs.
Image: Itumeleng English/ANA Studio, SihleMlambo/IOL, Gemini "The thought that someone can go out on a run to participate in a happy event, never to return home, is too unbearable to think about. "So, at this moment, we are forced to reflect on the implications of living in a society where this level of violence is directed against females or women in our society — the high murder rates, the levels of rape, and domestic violence.
Because that is the challenge we face," he said. The President has declared this a national crisis.