SAPS deploys task team as political outrage mounts over murder of 5 women

Polity Audio Articles · Sep 14, 2026 · 3m

SAPS deploys task team as political outrage mounts over murder of 5 women

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued an urgent safety warning to women in and around Kempton Park, specifically in the Rhodesfield area, following the discovery of five women's bodies over a period of about two months.

Preliminary evidence gathered by the SAPS has revealed "deeply concerning similarities" across all five crime scenes.

The bodies of the women were discovered half-naked with visible bruising, and all were dumped within the same immediate vicinity.

While SAPS has stopped short of officially…