JOHANNESBURG - It’s become the worst fear for many families.
A loved one being kidnapped, with the possibility they may never return.
Police statistics paint an incredibly bleak and scary picture.
In the 2022/2023 fiscal year, over 15,000 cases were reported.
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This week, two women were rescued from a Joburg-based human trafficking ring preying on Indian women.
At the same time, a mother is reeling after her daughter was nearly kidnapped at a mall in the South of Joburg.
* eNCA senior reporter Silindelo Masikane has more.
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