{
  "id": 11677918,
  "title": "Communities must hold authorities accountable: GBVF marchers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/communities-must-hold-authorities-accountable-gbvf-marchers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:39:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/communities-must-hold-authorities-accountable-gbvf-marchers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Communities in Ekurhuleni are demanding that authorities take responsibility for addressing Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). Protesters marched from the Civic Centre to the Kempton Park Police Station, where they presented a memorandum. This comes after the discovery of 12 women's bodies in various locations across Gauteng since July. One of the march organizers, Keamogetswe Masike, stated that communities must continue holding the government and police accountable until people feel safe in their homes. Masike urged South Africans not to let the struggle against GBVF end, just as they had against illegal immigration, and to speak out whenever a body is discovered.\n\nThe protesters also called for increased police visibility and stronger structures such as Community Policing Forums, Street committees, and patrollers. Pastor Paseka \"Mboro\" Motsoeneng, a member of the march, emphasized the need for police and communities to work together to combat crime, particularly GBV. Motsoeneng suggested that police should replace Community Policing Forums and instead rely on patrollers, street committees, and toll-free numbers to dispatch new units to investigate incidents.",
  "summary": "Twelve women's bodies were dumped in various locations across Ekurhuleni since July this year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Ekurhuleni communities to march against GBVF after 12 women killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ekurhuleni-communities-to-march-against-gbvf-after-12-women-killed",
        "published": "2026-10-03T07:16:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}