South African police on Saturday found another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of women found dead in the municipality over the past two months

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[–] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Hasn't this always been a problem in South Africa? Why is it just these 10 in the last 2 months that are gaining attention? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that they're finally bringing some attention to the matter. I just know that there have been tons of documentaries over the last 20 years about women going missing or being killed like this and nothing has changed.

An interesting read regarding the femicide of South Africa from the past 20 years:

https://www.samrc.ac.za/sites/default/files/attachments/2024-10/FemicideBrief2024_0.pdf

The amount of femicide in South Africa is stunning. I only wish this had more attention long, long ago.

Also, a great mini-series based on a true story of a detective investigating the murders of women in S.A. back in the 90s:

Catch Me a Killer

Just goes to show, this has been a problem in S.A. for a really long time - decades in fact.

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  • [+] -8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    So you're complaining that a longstanding problem is getting attention?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago*

    What part of "don't get me wrong. I'm glad they're finally bringing some attention to the matter" do you not understand?

    My overall question was, why is it that the 10 women from these past two months are what's finally giving it some global attention when it's been going on for years?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Men are killing them. Mystery solved.

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