St John’s College’s ‘ENOUGH’ Memorial Honours the Victims Discovered in Ekurhuleni

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Standing where learners usually gather, nine crosses were anonymously planted at St John’s College as a powerful memorial in honour of the women tragically discovered in Ekurhuleni, turning a nation’s heartbreak into a clear call for change.

Johannesburg, South Africa (28 September 2026) – The heartbreaking reality of femicide in our country is nothing new. Countless women have been robbed of their dreams and stolen from their loved ones at the hands of strangers, and, even more concerningly, at the hands of those who should have protected them.

The recent discovery of nine women’s bodies in the Ekhuruleni area has brought this crisis back into the spotlight, leaving the nation disturbed and outraged.

In response, local sports clubs have called for better protection for women on the streets, while anti-gender-based violence and women’s empowerment organisations have intensified campaigns for zero tolerance toward GBV and femicide, urging the government to take decisive action.

At St John’s College, learners and staff recently walked into the David Quad to find nine crosses planted in the lawn – a striking tribute named the ENOUGH memorial.

According to the school, the display was installed anonymously and honours the women whose bodies were discovered in Ekurhuleni over the past two months.

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Made from rough, battered pallet wood, painted purple and stained red, the St John’s community said that each cross has been driven through a newspaper carrying the headline of one of the nine murders.

“They stand in a disturbed line, because there is no neat order to violence, and its victims are individuals, not statistics,” the college said.

“Placed without explanation, the installation brought that reality into our own protected space. As a school preparing young citizens to take their places in the world, it is not enough for us to know that gender-based violence exists beyond our gates. We must see it. We must confront it. We must count it.”

A social media post featuring images of the ENOUGH memorial has been well received publicly, with many people applauding St John’s College for amplifying an important message: that we have lost enough women, and that enough is truly enough.