DA links Ekurhuleni killings to metro police empowerment ahead of 2026 local elections

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has tied the murders of women in Ekurhuleni to the party's campaign for stronger metro police powers, offering a R500,000 reward for information. The move uses a local tragedy to advance a political argument about the EMPD's capacity ahead of the 2026 local government elections. The claim that empowering metro cops would prevent such killings is unverified and contested.