Blesbokspruit River in KwaThema, Springs
Record
- Kind
- Body recovered
- Precision
- Suburb — shown as a 600 m circle
- Date
- Not publicly confirmed
- Suburb
- KwaThema
- Municipality
- Ekurhuleni, Gauteng
- Description
- Not publicly confirmed
Where
Associated people
- Victim, KwaThemaUnconfirmed
- Victim, 38, Kempton ParkUnconfirmed
Sources
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
Broken streetlights, unkept promises and the women we mourn
Broken streetlights and empty promises leave Ekurhuleni residents vulnerable, as a night walk through Kempton Park reveals the fear women face after dark.
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
Suspects in court, but search for Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo’s killer continues
The arrest of three suspects over Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s smartwatch offers a breakthrough, but her family still awaits answers as the search for her killer continues.…
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings
Another woman has been found in Tembisa as police investigate a string of killings in Ekurhuleni since July, prompting questions about possible links between the cases. While some similarities have ra…
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
The war on women — Ekurhuleni murders highlight SA’s femicide crisis
The Ekurhuleni killings have intensified fears over South Africa’s femicide crisis, exposing women’s daily vulnerability and persistent failures in policing, prevention and accountability.…
- SABC NewsUnconfirmed
The comments come after the bodies of several women were found in Ekurhuleni in recent weeks.
- TimesLIVEUnconfirmed
Another woman’s body found in Thembisa as the Ekurhuleni killings probe continues
Another woman’s body has been discovered in Thembisa South, adding to growing concern about the deaths of women being investigated in Ekurhuleni
- IOLUnconfirmed
Police search for family of unidentified woman amid Ekurhuleni deaths
Police are trying to trace the family of a woman whose body was found floating in a river in Clayville on September 7, as investigators probe nine cases involving women found dead across Ekurhuleni and surrounding areas.
- eNCAUnconfirmed
'I wish I could hug you': Daughter's heartbreaking farewell to Elizabeth Moselakgomo
Eight-year-old Khumo Moselakgomo has lost her mother, and her heartbreaking farewell has left a community demanding justice.
- IOLUnconfirmed
Woman’s body found wrapped in duvet in Soweto dam as police open inquest
The discovery of a woman’s body wrapped in a duvet in a Soweto dam comes as Gauteng police investigate a series of cases involving the deaths of nine women in Ekurhuleni.
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
‘Echo of Happiness’: Ekurhuleni victim Elizabeth Moselakgomo laid to rest
Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo mourned as ‘an echo of happiness’ at funeral after Kempton Park killings
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
Tsontso’s final run along a lonely route where she probably encountered her killer
Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo vanished on a routine Rhodesfield run; her murder has been linked to at least eight other women’s murders and raised fears of a serial killer on the East Rand.…
- eNCAUnconfirmed
Government alone cannot stop the killing of women – Minister Dina Pule
Social Development Minister Dina Pule said police are working to track down those behind the Ekurhuleni murders.
- IOLUnconfirmed
South Africa's GBV Crisis: The everyday things women are afraid to do alone
From morning runs and walks home to nights out and solo travel, ordinary activities are becoming safety calculations for women across South Africa as fears grow following the deaths of nine women in Ekurhuleni.
- TimesLIVEUnconfirmed
‘Everything is scary’: 9 bodies and a city on edge as women ask when the killing will stop
As police probe possible links in the Kempton Park murders, experts warn that the fallout is spreading beyond crime scenes
- eNCAUnconfirmed
SA is experiencing a GBV epidemic - Tumi Sole
Runners have handed over a memorandum to the Kempton Park Police Station.
- TimesLIVEUnconfirmed
‘Action not advice’: DA slams police response to nine deaths in Ekurhuleni
Party's mayoral candidate criticises 'inexcusable' official response to murders
- TimesLIVEUnconfirmed
‘Police have failed us’: family fears loved one’s death may be linked to Ekurhuleni killings
Relatives voice frustration over investigation gaps
- IOLUnconfirmed
KwaThema body: Another victim identified as police probe murders of eight women
Dineo Evelyn Motapane’s family has identified her body after it was found in KwaThema, Springs, as police investigate the deaths of eight women across Ekurhuleni.
- eNCAUnconfirmed
'Stop telling women how to stay alive': Social media reacts to Ekurhuleni murders
Scores have taken to social media to express their frustration, with many questionings why the responsibility for preventing violence continues to be placed on individuals.
- eNCAUnconfirmed
Families urged to check Germiston mortuary
Police are appealing to families whose loved ones are missing to check the Germiston government mortuary.
- TimesLIVEUnconfirmed
Eight women, two months: What we know about the Ekurhuleni murders
Bodies found across Kempton Park, Springs and Olifantsfontein areas raise serial murder fears
- The CitizenUnconfirmed
Elizabeth's body was discovered on Monday after she went missing during a jog last week.
- The South AfricanUnconfirmed
'We were shot at': Rachel Kolisi shares alarming GBV experience
Rachel Kolisi has opened up about her experience fighting GBV in light of the Kempton Park murders investigation.
- The CitizenUnconfirmed
Kathrada Foundation slams Kempton Park murders, demands urgent action on GBV crisis | The Citizen
Acting police minister Feroz Cachalia said the deaths of eight women remind the nation that women are unsafe in South Africa.
- The CitizenUnconfirmed
East Rand killings revive chilling memories of Moses Sithole | The Citizen
The killings of women in Ekurhuleni revive chilling memories of SA's most notorious serial killer as police falter and women shoulder the burden of fear.
- The South AfricanUnconfirmed
JUST IN: Second woman identified in Kempton Park murder probe
Itumeleng Kekana, 32, vanished in Kempton Park before her body was found in Pomona. She is now the second woman identified in the widening Ekurhuleni murder probe.
- TimesLIVEUnconfirmed
Seven bodies, falling crime stats: the Ekurhuleni contradiction
Residents fear serial killer as bodies of women found despite official drop in crime
- SowetanLIVEUnconfirmed
SOWETAN | Athorities failed slain Ekurhuleni women
Community alarm grows as police slow to connect murder cases
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
What we know about the eight women found dead in Ekurhuleni
The bodies of eight women have been discovered in Ekurhuleni between July and September, prompting an intensive police investigation. Authorities are urging the public to come forward with useful info…
- Daily MaverickUnconfirmed
Women in the dark — how broken cities make us unsafe
From Johannesburg’s darkened highways to the unlit streets of Ekurhuleni, we found a landscape of broken streetlights, long grass and abandoned public spaces. But there is a way to turn the lights bac…
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