As concerns grow over women's safety following a series of women's bodies being discovered in South Africa, the country's president has ordered a comprehensive review and reopening of unsolved cases targeting women and children.

According to local daily Mail & Guardian and other local media on September 30, local time, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated in a national address yesterday that "the violence inflicted on South African women is a source of deep pain and a national shame."

He then announced these measures.

President Ramaphosa stated that the government's previous response to gender-based violence and femicide had been insufficient.

Consequently, he instructed the police and prosecutors to conduct a full review of unsolved cases related to gender-based violence, including murders and sexual assaults against women and children, within 60 days.

He also ordered them to prioritize these cases and draw up plans to resume investigations within 90 days.

In addition, he directed the formulation of financial support plans, including bolstering personnel and equipment to clear the backlog of these cases, within 60 days.

Local governments nationwide were instructed to conduct surveys on women's safety conditions.

This includes identifying hazardous areas such as broken streetlights, abandoned buildings, poorly secured parks, and cemeteries.

President Ramaphosa emphasized that alcohol cannot justify gender-based violence and that harmful drinking is a major factor exacerbating interpersonal violence.

He subsequently ordered stricter enforcement of liquor laws, including crackdowns on unlicensed liquor stores.

In South Africa, the bodies of women have been found consecutively since July 15 in Ekurhuleni, near the largest city of Johannesburg.

This has heightened fears of a series of murders targeting women.

Most of the victims are women in their 20s and 30s, and they were found with their clothes partially or entirely removed, or bearing signs of assault.

With an additional woman's body discovered on September 27, the death toll has reached at least 11 so far.

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with three of these cases.

Police are also reported to have identified certain suspects in other cases.

Police stated that they have not found evidence suggesting these cases are serial murders committed by the same culprit.

However, they explained that they are investigating all possibilities.

According to South African police statistics, a total of 5,427 murders took place in the country over a three-month period from April to June this year.

This averages out to about 60 people killed every day.

However, reports indicated that only about 1 in 10 murder cases is solved.

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