00:00For the eighth time, South Africans in the Eko-Horolini district east of Johannesburg
00:05faced the site of a crime scene.
00:08The series of femicides has shocked the population.
00:12South Africa's police is now stepping up its means
00:15and has offered a substantial reward for information.
00:18The sooner we identify these victims, the quicker it will assist us
00:23to follow specific leads as well as to crack these particular cases.
00:28So we are calling upon anyone who is aware of any family member who is missing
00:33to come forward and perhaps to assist us in this regard.
00:37There is a matter of reward.
00:41Yes, I spoke about that.
00:43There is 400,000 that we are putting on the table
00:45so that then we are able to strengthen our investigations.
00:51The series of killings in the space of about two months
00:54has also led to involvement from the government.
01:00We will leave no stone unturned to bring the culprits to book.
01:10We have set up a high-level multidisciplinary team
01:16under the leadership of the Deputy Provincial Commissioner
01:20to lead this investigation.
01:23For now, police have not yet established a link
01:27between the different killings,
01:28except for the victims being all women.
01:31Female residents in the area have been warned
01:33to avoid exercising or walking alone,
01:36while police continue to investigate all possibilities.
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