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Women cannot be argued into feeling safe
Women gather at the scene where the body of the ninth woman was discovered in Dawn Park, Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on Thursday. The writer argues that women should not have to shrink their lives to feel safe and that men need to confront the attitudes and behaviours that allow violence against women to persist, alongside calls for effective policing.
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The discovery of nine women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni has revived a familiar debate about women’s safety and the advice they receive from police. But telling women to change their behaviour cannot be the end of the conversation. Men must confront the violence and attitudes within their own communities while demanding competent policing and accountability.
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- 54 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 20, 2026
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- IOL