3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

Who reported it

• abcnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
• africanews.comUNCLASSIFIED
• • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
  • bbc.comPUBLIC
  identical copy
• • channelnewsasia.comINDEP
  • news.sky.comINDEP
  one owner · DMGT (Daily Mail)

References

• abcnews.com3 suspects arrested in relation to one of a series of killings of women in South Africa - ABC NewsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
• africanews.comSouth Africa: Olifantsfontein residents hold vigil for woman found deadScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
• bbc.co.ukThree held over woman's murder as South Africa police investigate eight other body findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
• bbc.comEkurhuleni killings: South Africa police arrest three over woman's body in Dawn ParkScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
• channelnewsasia.comSouth Africa makes arrests over one of nine women found murderedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
• news.sky.comThree arrested over one of nine deaths of women in South Africa in two monthsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58

Carried by multiple outlets

• Three suspects—one man and two women—were arrested in connection with the killing of a womanabcnews.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, channelnewsasia.com
• The woman whose death led to the arrests was named Jabulile Ntimbabbc.co.uk, bbc.com, channelnewsasia.com
• Her body was found in or near Dawn Parkbbc.co.uk, bbc.com, channelnewsasia.com
• The body was found wrapped in a sheet, half-naked, or partly clothedbbc.co.uk, bbc.com, channelnewsasia.com
• Nine women's bodies have been found in the Ekurhuleni area over the past two monthsabcnews.com, africanews.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, channelnewsasia.com
• Police have not established whether all nine deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsibleabcnews.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, channelnewsasia.com
• and 6 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

• A specialized multidisciplinary team has been established to investigate the cases, and police have appealed to families with missing relatives to come forward to assist with identifying the victimsonly africanews.com
• Residents of Olifantsfontein held a vigil for the woman found in the river, praying, singing hymns, and lighting candles in her memoryonly africanews.com
• The woman's body was found floating in a river in Clayville on September 7only africanews.com
• The woman's identity has not been releasedonly africanews.com
• Investigators did not link the three suspects to the eight other killingsonly abcnews.com
• Authorities have issued an alert for women in Ekurhuleni to take precautionsonly abcnews.com

Reported unevenly

• The specific date when Jabulile Ntimba's body was foundstated by bbc.co.uk/bbc.com state 'last Thursday' (September 18, the articles being published September 21), channelnewsasia.com states September 17
• Whether the nine killings occurred in Ekurhuleni or Kempton Parkstated by abcnews.com states 'in the municipality of Ekurhuleni', africanews.com states 'over the past two months' with 'areas including Kempton Park, Clayville, Olifantsfontein, Rhodesfield, KwaThema and Dawn Park', channelnewsasia.com states 'in Kempton Park over two months'

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

• Confirm the date when Jabulile Ntimba's body was found: channelnewsasia.com reports September 17; bbc.co.uk and bbc.com reference 'last Thursday' (relative to Monday, September 21 publication, suggesting September 18). Which date appears in police statements or court documents?
• Confirm the geographic scope of the nine killings: abcnews.com and bbc outlets refer to 'Ekurhuleni' area; channelnewsasia.com specifies 'Kempton Park'; africanews.com lists multiple areas (Kempton Park, Clayville, Olifantsfontein, Rhodesfield, KwaThema, Dawn Park). Are Kempton Park and other areas subsets of Ekurhuleni municipality, or are sources using different geographic boundaries?