Fears of a Serial Killer in South Africa Expose Deeper Rot of Gender Based Violence The discovery of seven women's bodies in two months east of Johannesburg has sent shockwaves through South Africa, sparking fears of a serial killer on the loose.
This gruesome reality is one symptom of a more insidious problem: the country's endemic gender based violence.
At first glance, the similarities between these cases are alarming – victims were targeted while engaged in everyday activities, some found fully naked and in advanced stages of decomposition.