{
  "id": 8886878,
  "title": "‘Where’s the sense of urgency?’ - Alison Botha speaks out after nine women found dead in Ekurhuleni",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/wheres-the-sense-of-urgency-alison-botha-speaks-out-after-nine-women",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-21-wheres-the-sense-of-urgency-alison-botha-speaks-out-after-nine-women-found-dead-in-ekurhuleni/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 30 years after surviving rape and a brutal attack that left her for dead, Alison Botha has spoken out as nine women are found dead in Ekurhuleni, asking why South Africa’s GBV crisis has not sparked greater urgency.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Malema condemns recent killing of women in Ekurhuleni",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/malema-condemns-recent-killing-of-women-in-ekurhuleni",
        "published": "2026-09-20T16:05:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Ramaphosa vows ‘all stops’ to protect women amid Ekurhuleni killings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ramaphosa-vows-all-stops-to-protect-women-amid-ekurhuleni-killings",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:53:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}