LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Hill-Lewis links Ekurhuleni killings to DA’s campaign to empower ‘trustworthy’ metro cops
The DA has offered a R500,000 award for information on the women killed in Ekurhuleni, but in the lead-up to the local government elections, DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has also used the killings to make a broader argument about policing powers and the state of the EMPD.
By Lunga SimelaneSouth Africa
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The DA has offered a R500,000 award for information on the women killed in Ekurhuleni, but in the lead-up to the local government elections, DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has also used the killings to make a broader argument about policing powers and the state of the EMPD.
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- 47 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 21, 2026
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- Lunga Simelane
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- Daily Maverick