South Africa President Orders Action After Women Murdered

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered a clean-up of high-risk municipal areas and a crackdown on alcohol abuse following the discovery of 11 murdered women in Ekurhuleni near Johannesburg since mid-July. The killings have sparked national outrage over gender-based violence. Four suspects are in custody, but police have found no evidence of a single perpetrator. Ramaphosa called the nation's anger justified and announced a national emergency response.

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