{
  "id": 10151552,
  "title": "Tenth woman’s body found as South Africa police probe killings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/tenth-womans-body-found-as-south-africa-police-probe-killings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T06:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/tenth-womans-body-found-as-south-africa-police-probe-killings/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South African police have discovered the tenth body of a woman in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing the total number of women found dead in recent months to ten. The body was identified by a friend who had been with the victim at a bar the previous evening. Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni stated that while they could not rule out the possibility of a serial killer, it was too early to confirm this due to the early stage of the investigation. The deaths have sparked a national outcry over the scale of violence against women in South Africa, which has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world.",
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        "published": "2026-09-27T03:21:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South Africa police launch manhunt after 17 killed in tavern shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/south-africa-police-launch-manhunt-after-17-killed-in-tavern-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-27T06:04:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "South Africa mass shooting: 17 killed, 15 injured in Johannesburg, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/south-africa-mass-shooting-17-killed-15-injured-in-johannesburg",
        "published": "2026-09-27T06:38:10.000Z"
      },
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        "title": "Seventeen killed in mass shooting at South Africa tavern, police launch manhunt for suspects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/seventeen-killed-in-mass-shooting-at-south-africa-tavern-police",
        "published": "2026-09-27T06:52:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}