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10th woman’s body found in Ekurhuleni: Here’s what the police revealed
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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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Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
The discovery of a series of female bodies near Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, is fueling fears of a serial killer.
The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.