DStv Channel 403 Friday, 18 October 2024

Discussion | SA becoming kidnapping hotspot

 

CAPE TOWN - South Africa is fast becoming one of the world's kidnapping hot spots.

Insurance data and service provider OLEA says the World Population Review list shows the country has jumped to sixth regarding kidnapping, especially for ransom.

READ: Crime in SA | Gauteng, KZN identified as hotspots for kidnapping for ransom

More than 15,000 kidnappings were reported to police countrywide in the 2022-23 period alone.

For more on this, Anti- Human Trafficking Coordinator at the Salvation Army, Captain Juanita Wright had a discussion with the eNCA.

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