Crime in SA | Concern over rise in kidnappings

DURBAN - Crime stats reveal that 213 kidnapping cases were reported in the Eastern Cape in the last quarter of 2023 it is a vast improvement of over 8-percent compared to the same period the previous year.

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But 2024 has already seen a surge in kidnappings, with the most recent one in Kariega in the Eastern Cape.

This is a fifth abduction in the province, in the space of three months, and follows the recent kidnapping, of a Gqeberha businessman Neal Al-Tow, who disappeared over a week ago.

Herman Bosman, the head of crisis incident management at TSU International, discussed this increase in kidnappings.