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Another woman’s body found in Thembisa as the Ekurhuleni killings probe continues
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Metropolitan municipality in South Africa
The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. Ekurhuleni means "place of peace" in XiTsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the five districts of Gauteng and one of the eight metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston and the most spoken language is Zulu at 28.6%. The city is home to South Africa's busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport, which is in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.
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Thembisa, formerly Tembisa, is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston.
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Another woman’s body has been discovered in Thembisa South, adding to growing concern about the deaths of women being investigated in Ekurhuleni
The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.
Police are investigating after the body of another woman was discovered in the Vusimuzi section of Thembisa South on Saturday morning, bringing to 10 the number of women’s bodies found in Ekurhuleni since July.