Here are just some of South Africa’s not so smooth criminals

From being caught sleeping on the job, to falling out of cupboards, these bad guys have made the police's job a little easier

30 December 2022 - 00:00
By Sakhiseni Nxumalo and NIVASHNI NAIR

Crime is no joke in South Africa but sometimes our country’s thickest thieves have left us dumbstruck with their antics this year.

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