Playboy Teddy’s SA “hostages” in Equatorial Guinea
This month (February) one year ago two South African engineers were arrested in Equatorial Guinea under the guise of illegal drug trafficking.
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Canadian tourists’ four-hour nightmare: Abducted, assaulted, and robbed by Nelspruit gangsters
In a shocking incident on 6 January, four Canadians and a South African national faced a harrowing four-hour abduction in downtown Nelspruit.
Surge in smartphone banking raises concerns over kidnapping safety in South Africa
In the wake of an alarming surge in daily kidnappings, South Africa’s financial landscape is grappling with the implications of smartphone banking.
PLEASE, DON’T HURT MY KID… Israeli mother’s plea to Hamas terrorists who abducted her 12-year-old special needs daughter
A 12-year-old girl who has special needs is one of the hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the worst ever terror attack on Israeli soil.
Paul O’Sullivan: Wolves guarding sheep at new SAPS Kidnapping Unit; and ‘it’s personal’ vendetta against State Capture law firm
Ace forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan says South Africa’s new specialist unit to counter a surge in kidnapping has all the signs of an inside job.
Everybody has a price in South Africa’s booming kidnapping-for-ransom market
Kidnapping and Crisis Incident Manager, Herman Bosman unpacks the steep increase in kidnappings, particularly of high-net-worth individuals in South Africa.
The Daily Insider: Like kidnapping, SA’s political arena is asymmetrical warfare at its best
Like negotiating a kidnapping, the more asymmetrical the mindsets of participants, the greater the danger. In the end, rational alignments will prevail.
High drama as Africa’s youngest billionaire abducted in Tanzania
The family of a Tanzanian billionaire industrialist who was abducted last week offered 1 billion shillings ($437,000) to anyone with new information that will lead to his rescue.
King Dalindyebo’s ticking time bomb: SA Constitution v Traditional Leaders
Sindiso Mnisi Weeks looks at the role of traditional leaders in South Africa, whom have constantly pushed back against subjection to the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Tevez father kidnapped, released after ransom paid
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The father of Juventus striker Carlos Tevez was kidnapped in Buenos Aires on Tuesday before being released following the payment of a ransom, according to local media. Reports said the footballer had initially looked to fly from Turin, where he is in pre-season training, to Argentina on hearing the news of … Read more