Why South Africa’s Fight Against Violent Crime Is Failing | Next Africa

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The discovery of 11 women’s bodies in and around Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, has horrified South Africans. Then the last few days provided a stark reminder of the country's violent crime problem: two separate mass shootings left 28 people dead, just days after 11 people were killed at a house in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. On this week’s episode, S’thembile Cele joins Jennifer Zabasajja to discuss her reporting on these latest incidents (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-26/runner-s-murder-in-south-africa-reignites-push-to-stop-femicide)and whether a year after the South African government declared violence against women a national emergency there’s been any sign of any improvement, and how voters could send a message at next month’s municipal elections. For more stories from the region, subscribe to the Next Africa newsletter (https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/next-africa) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privac

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