Geopolitics
Ekurhuleni's Dead: When a 'National Shame' Exposes the Cracks in Post-Colonial Statehood
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has labeled violence against women a 'national shame' following the discovery of 11 women's bodies in Ekurhuleni, highlighting a severe societal failure. This tragedy exposes the devastating human cost of systemic governance failures in the Global South, where the most vulnerable continue to pay the price for broken promises and institutional neglect.
