Discussion | 85% of kidnap victims are women and children

JOHANNESBURG - More than 16,000 kidnappings are recorded annually in South Africa. This is according to Statistics SA.

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The stats also reveal that 85% of these are estimated to be women and children. Reasons for the kidnapping range from ransom to human trafficking, drugs, business debts and feuds.

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Shaheda Omar from the Teddy Bear Foundation, spoke to eNCA.