1 min readBy Ferial Haffajee
EAST RAND MURDERS: Women in the dark — how broken cities make us unsafe
By Ferial HaffajeeSouth Africa

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From Johannesburg’s darkened highways to the unlit streets of Ekurhuleni, we found a landscape of broken streetlights, long grass and abandoned public spaces. But there is a way to turn the lights back on – and make the city safer for women.
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- Length
- 42 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 15, 2026
- Byline
- Ferial Haffajee
- Source
- Daily Maverick