South African police discover body of 11th woman near Johannesburg
South African police have discovered the body of another woman east of the country’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, bringing the total number of female bodies found near the city since mid-July to 11.
Just one day earlier, on Saturday, the body of a semi-naked woman was found near a cemetery in the same municipality.
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