South Africa now a kidnapping hotspot

Country ranked sixth globally with more than 15,000 kidnappings in 2022/23

09 June 2024 - 00:00

By Khulekani Magubane

South Africa is fast becoming one of the world’s kidnap-for-ransom hotspots, now ranked sixth globally based on the increasing prevalence of such crimes.

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