S’Africa: Ninth woman found dead, Nigeria issues safety alert

South African police have found a ninth woman's body near Johannesburg. The body was discovered half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Dawn Park. According to KahawaTungu, the identity of the latest victim has not yet been released.

The discovery follows a string of unexplained deaths of eight other women whose bodies have been found since July across Ekurhuleni, a major urban area of Johannesburg. Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries. President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that "no stone will be left unturned" in finding those behind the killings.

The Nigerian Consulate-General has issued a safety advisory to its citizens in South Africa. The first of the nine bodies was discovered in Kempton Park on 15 July. A suspect was arrested two days later, according to KahawaTungu.

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