Community members and local runners gathered outside the Kempton Park Police Station on Monday 14 September 2026 to demand greater safety for women after a fifth female body was found in Olifantsfontein, following four bodies discovered in the Rhodesfield area over two months. Image: Supplied Panyaza Lesufi
A fifth body turned up in Olifantsfontein on Monday morning 14 September 2026. It was several kilometres from where four other women’s bodies appeared in the Rhodesfield area over the past two months. The Kempton Park women bodies protest update came as community members and local runners gathered outside the Kempton Park Police Station to demand greater safety for women. Furthermore, the community raised concerns about long grass in the area making it easy for criminals to hide and attack women. As a result, what began as a SAPS warning about four bodies has grown into a major public safety crisis.
Police found the fifth body half-naked in Olifantsfontein on Monday morning. They confirmed the murder bore similarities to the other four cases. They could not confirm or deny a link to the previous murders. A SAPS crime scene team arrived and declared the scene active. Furthermore, top SAPS officers urgently convened a meeting in Gauteng on Monday morning. As a result, the Kempton Park murders are now a matter of national policing urgency.
The four previous bodies all turned up in the Rhodesfield area between July and 12 September 2026. The first victim, a 37-year-old woman, appeared near the R21 on 15 July 2026. A second and third body followed in the weeks after. On Saturday 12 September 2026 someone found the fourth body at the back of a hotel in Rhodesfield. She wore sports clothing and police found her partially clothed. Police still need to formally confirm her identity. Furthermore, all four women showed visible bruising and appeared half-naked close to each other. As a result, Gauteng acting police commissioner Major General Fred Kekana said the similarities are deeply concerning.
Police are also searching for missing runner Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo, 38. She disappeared after going for a run in Kempton Park on Wednesday 9 September 2026. Her eight-year-old daughter raised the alarm when she did not return home. Investigators have not confirmed whether Moselakgomo connects to the bodies in the area. Furthermore, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi condemned the deaths. “We can’t normalise madness. This is madness,” Lesufi said. As a result, the Kempton Park murders drew a response at the highest levels of both policing and political leadership in Gauteng.
South African author Jackie Phamotse raised the alarm on Saturday 12 September 2026. She warned her followers on X that a possible serial killer may be operating in Kempton Park. Her post prompted widespread public reaction and led to Monday’s protest. Protesters pointed to long grass in Rhodesfield as a factor that makes it easy for criminals to hide and attack women. Furthermore, Kekana warned about a separate but connected problem. Approximately 10 cases have been reported at Kempton Park Police Station where people met strangers online and attackers lured them to locations where they faced robbery or sexual assault. As a result, police are urging women not to walk or run alone and to avoid secluded areas.
Anyone with information about the Kempton Park murders or suspicious activity in the Rhodesfield area can contact Warrant Officer Elvis Manyike on 082 465 7249.
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