https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-africa-to-clean-up-high-risk-areas-after-women-s-murdersContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-africa-to-clean-up-high-risk-areas-after-women-s-murdershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-africa-to-clean-up-high-risk-areas-after-women-s-murders#u104558Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:40:43 +0000President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered a national emergency response and a clean-up of high-risk areas following the discovery of 12 women's bodies east of Johannesburg over a two-month period. The plan includes a 90-day strategy to combat gender-based violence and mandates that municipalities perform safety audits to fix broken streetlights, secure public spaces, and identify unsafe transport routes. Ramaphosa admitted the government failed to protect women and girls, calling the murders a "stain on our national conscience" while urging men to take responsibility for ending the