“We’re With You”: Kempton Park Community Protest Outside Police Station After 5 Women Killed

• Kempton Park community members gathered outside their local police station on 16 September 2026 to demand justice for five murdered women
• Protesters carried handwritten placards reading "Enough is Enough" and "Stop Femicide" as they chanted and sang together in the streets
• Footage captured by eNCA reporter Nabeelah Shaikh went viral, prompting South Africans online to rally behind the community and call for a national response to the wave of killings

Residents of Kempton Park took to the streets on 16 September 2026, gathering outside their local police station to protest the murders of five women in the area. The emotional crowd held handwritten placards and raised their voices together, demanding immediate action from authorities.

Demonstrators carried signs bearing slogans such as "Enough is Enough," "Stop Femicide," and "SAPS Protect Us." The group chanted and sang in unison, making clear that the community had reached a breaking point and would no longer stay silent over the deaths of its women.

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Community calls for justice in Kempton Park

The protest was a direct response to what residents described as a devastating pattern of femicide in the area. Families of the victims, along with neighbours and community members, stood shoulder to shoulder outside the police station, calling on the South African Police Service to provide better protection and to bring those responsible to justice. TikTok user @nabeelahshaikh captured the protest on video, and the footage quickly spread across social media, drawing widespread support from South Africans who were moved by the community's solidarity.

Watch the Kempton Park community stand together in protest in the TikTok video below:

Mzansi stands with the Kempton Park community

The voices from the streets of Kempton Park and the thousands echoing them online sent one clear message: the community refuses to grieve in silence. South Africans across the country expressed their support in the comments:

@EVA-BEE MEKWA said:

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"Thank you, community 🙏🧡."

@RITSHOKETŠWE wrote:

"God bless and protect you, people. Love you all."

@SIBONGILE SELETSHA shared:

"I wish I were there 🧡."

@DIMA added:

"Maybe we must go for a national shutdown 😡🧡."

@LIA said:

"We are with you."

@MASOBATEE wrote:

"Justice for abafazi ababulewe ngesihuku [for the women who were murdered]. May the culprit face judgment: lifetime imprisonment."

3 Briefly News articles about the Kempton Park deaths

• A concerned citizen confronted Kempton Park SAPS over the deaths of five local women, sparking public outrage as he called out police inaction and demanded answers amid rising serial killer fears.
• A local woman living in China completed a tearful 5km tribute run to honour fellow runner Tsontso and four other Kempton Park murder victims, sparking widespread anger over women's safety in Mzansi.
• Briefly News reported that Women For Change slammed SA's response to GBV after five women's bodies were discovered across Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein within a single month.

Source: Briefly News