(CNN) Early on Sunday morning, the mutilated body of a 42-year-old woman was found in Eersterust, a middle-class township in Pretoria, South Africa. The three women were among the latest victims in a surge of violence against women in South Africa which the country's president has described as a "pandemic. More than 20 women and children have been murdered in South Africa in recent weeks, he added. South Africa has one of the highest femicide rates anywhere in the world. Makhubela said women need to report aggressive partners to the police.

Source: CNN June 19, 2020 09:45 UTC