Main Story
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Body of Zimbabwean woman Aisa Gracious Nkomo (28) found after she went missing for two weeks.
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Found partially clothed along the R21 highway in Kempton Park.
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Family is at the police station awaiting formal identification.
Community Reaction
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Fear has gripped local communities.
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Women have stopped walking alone.
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Runners are wearing black and dedicating runs to victims.
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Residents feel uncertain and on edge.
Investigation
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Police are investigating the deaths of nine women in and around Kempton Park and Ekurhuleni.
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Not officially confirmed that all cases are connected.
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Possible scenarios: one perpetrator, multiple perpetrators, copycat crimes, or separate incidents.
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Task team includes detectives, intelligence officers, forensic specialists, tracking teams, and K9 units.
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Police warn those responsible that “days are numbered” but caution the public against speculation.
Timeline of Events
July 17
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Itumeleng Kekana (32) disappears from Kempton Park.
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Family opens a missing person case.
July – August
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Five women found dead in and around Kempton Park over two months.
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Nqobile Mahlangu identified as the first victim in this cluster.
August 3
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Body of Itumeleng Kekana found near Great North Road, Pomona.
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She had multiple stab wounds.
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Survived by a 14-year-old daughter.
September 7
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Body of an unidentified woman found near Clayville, Olifantsfontein.
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Case linked to the central task team.
Mid-September
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Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo (38) fails to return from an evening run.
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Her body later identified at Germiston mortuary.
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She was a mother, runner, ZCC choir member, and Festival Mall centre manager.
Late September
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Police confirm nine cases merged under one task unit.
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Dineo Motapane’s body (found in KwaThema, Springs) added to the probe.
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Four victims positively identified; five remain unidentified.
Recent Weeks
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Aisa Gracious Nkomo goes missing.
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She lived in Pretoria and worked at a lodge in Kempton Park.
10 September
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Body of Aisa Gracious Nkomo found.
Key Facts
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Four identified victims: Itumeleng Kekana, Nqobile Mahlangu, Elizabeth Moselakgomo, Dineo Motapane.
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Five victims still unidentified.
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Nine total cases under investigation.
