Gracious Nkomo finally has a name
The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has positively identified her body as Gauteng police continue investigating the deaths of nine women discovered across Ekurhuleni.
Gracious Nkomo, a 28-year-old woman, has been identified as the fourth victim in a series of murders in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. Her body was discovered partially clothed along the R21 in Kempton Park on 10 September 2026, making her the third woman whose body was found in the area on that date. Nkomo's family confirmed her identity at the Germiston Mortuary on Thursday, 17 September 2026.
Police investigations are ongoing, with Acting National Commissioner of the Saps, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, stating that a multidisciplinary team of investigators is working tirelessly to establish the circumstances surrounding the murders and identify those responsible. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has declared that those behind the recent violent murders of women have "declared war on the state" and warned that the state will respond with "an uncompromising response."
Police have offered a R400,000 reward for information leading to the solving of the murders and the arrest of the suspect/s, and Kempton Park remains under intensified policing operations.
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