notably with regard to the protection of civilians.

amid a code of silence in the village.citing recent crime statistics.

Authorities had for months kept silent on the killings.Sleep is something that the inhabitants of Zingqolweni abandoned many months ago.most of whom were women and most of whom lived alone.

Her aunt was then found stabbed to death in the same thatched round hut where the two sisters lived.GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images They have been stabbed to death in their homes after nightfall.

adding that other valuables were also untouched.

So the investigation continues.averting a government shutdown and punting a spending fight in Congress until early next year.

Washington The Senate easily passed a stopgap funding bill late Wednesday night.17 just hours before it was set to shutdown.

but later said Democrats would support it given its exclusion of spending cuts and extreme right-wing policy riders.The bill heads to President Bidens desk after it passed the Senate in an 87-11 vote.