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8 women killed in Ekurhuleni. Only 1 arrest

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In this special midweek edition of News24’s Unread, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer sifts through this dark puzzle of women murders in Ekurhuleni with deputy politics editor, Bongekile Macupe, and they ask, what will it take to turn SA’s femicide tide? Your news in 30 minutes.In other news, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues the Trump Administration’s relentless tirade against Pretoria with fresh visa restrictions on SA travellers. And suspended deputy Ekurhuleni metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, won’t be home anytime soon after being denied bail in one of five criminal cases opened against him in four months. You’re not going to find a more comprehensive video news bulletin; this is News24’s Unread. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson, Chelsea Ogilvie, and Yolanda Mdzeke. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.
Chapters
  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 00:35 - Ekurhuleni femicide: eight women murdered
  • 01:30 - Elizabeth 'Tsontso' Moselakgomo: killed on a solo jog
  • 02:30 - Uncle Andries: the eight-year-old daughter who raised the alarm
  • 03:30 - Fifth body found in Olifantsfontein (Athlenda Mathe)
  • 04:15 - Mosikili cautions against serial killer attribution
  • 04:45 - Sixth body in Kwa-Thema, seventh in Clayville
  • 05:30 - Cachalia offers R400k reward, eighth case identified
  • 06:15 - Only one arrest so far: suspect in custody for first murder
  • 06:45 - Bongekile Macupe: 'We are exhausted' (full interview)
  • 24:00 - Dr Gérard Labuschagne: treating as serial until proven otherwise
  • 24:45 - Mkhwanazi denied bail in Mbense murder case
  • 26:30 - Pemmy-gate: Majodina apologises for 'jou ma se'
  • 27:30 - US visa restrictions: Rubio targets SA over 'racial grievance'
  • 28:30 - US rugby diplomacy: Sharks talks confirmed
  • 29:15 - Outro
16 Sep English South Africa News · Politics

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