Event Brief
Olifantsfontein residents hold vigil for woman found dead
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Summary: Residents of Olifantsfontein gathered in Clayville, east of Johannesburg, to remember a woman whose body was found floating in a river on Sept. 7. A convoy moved from a police station to the site near the Mall of Thembisa for prayers, hymns and candle lighting, while residents urged authorities to identify those responsible. The death was added to a wider Ekurhuleni investigation into recent killings of women, with police assessing whether cases are linked.
WHO: Residents of Olifantsfontein
WHAT: Residents held a vigil for a woman found dead in a river and called for action on killings of women.
WHEN: Sep 7, 2026
WHERE: Clayville, east of Johannesburg (near Mall of Thembisa), Ekurhuleni
WHY: Residents demanded government and police work harder to identify those responsible and bring them to justice for killings of women.
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