起初，南非方面担心是连环杀手所为，但实际情况可能更为令人不安。自7月以来，在约翰内斯堡东部的埃库鲁赫莱尼地区已发现了11名女性的遗体。大多数死者均处于裸身或半裸状态，身上有遭受暴力殴打的痕迹。警方针对这些案件发出警示后，整个城市陷入恐慌。然而，初步调查结果显示，这些谋杀案之间并无关联。如今人们逐渐意识到，这一惨剧或许只是女性在这个全球最危险的国家中日常处境的一个可怕缩影。
South Africa initially feared a serial killer was at work, but the reality may be even more disturbing. Since July, the bodies of 11 women have been discovered in Ekurhuleni, on the eastern edge of Johannesburg. Most of the victims were found naked or half-naked, violently beaten. After the police issued a warning urging caution in response to these crimes, fear spread across the city. Yet, according to the initial findings of the investigation, no links have been established between the murders. Gradually, the idea has taken hold that the horror may be nothing more than an appalling reflection of the everyday reality for women in one of the world's most dangerous countries for them.
据政府统计，在南非，每天至少有三名女性死于伴侣或前任之手。这一数值几乎是全球平均水平的五倍。由于执法部门并未对全国范围内的女性遇害人数进行官方统计，女性谋杀案的真实规模仍被低估。2020年，总统西里尔·拉马福萨将基于性别的暴力与性暴力称为“流行病”；2025年，该国更将其定性为国家灾难。不过截至目前，这一定性尚未带来实质性的改变。
According to the government, at least three women die every day at the hands of a partner or ex-partner in South Africa. This figure is nearly five times the global average. The true scale of femicides remains underestimated, as law enforcement does not keep an official tally of the total number of women killed nationwide. Described as a "pandemic" by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2020, gender-based and sexual violence was declared a national disaster in 2025.
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So far, this designation has brought little tangible change.