SA blows Nigeria away as drug capital

30 September 2015 - 02:29

By Graeme Hosken, Shaun Smillie, Babalo Ndenze and Bianca Capazorio

South Africa has taken over from Nigeria as the drug hub of Africa. The hold over the country of organised-crime syndicates is evident in this year's crime statistics.Released yesterday, the 2014-2015 statistics show dramatic increases in truck hijackings (up 29.1% on the previous year) and car hijackings (up 14.

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