Criminals treat abduction and extortion as a business transaction and wealthy individuals increasingly insure against it
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South African victims as well as people from the rest of Africa and Southeast and East Asia are taken to the Middle East, the US and Europe
Moyhdian Pangkaeker found guilty on 21 charges including rape, murder and kidnapping of the eight year old girl
The number of kidnappings in South Africa has been increasing sharply over the past year
Despite being on trial for murder, kidnapping and torture, Colonel Ismael Dawood still commands the kidnapping task team
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Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges
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More revelations in multimillion-rand Mayfair kidnapping
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Investigation: Inside a kidnapping rescue mission gone wrong. The result? The alleged shooting of a Somali civilian
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A classic bandit extortion strategy is to set homes and grain stores on fire to intimidate individuals into paying up.
About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear
Last month state prosecutor Greg Wolmarans accused defence lawyers of being ambivalent in presenting their bail application
As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.
The businessman and alleged underworld figure claims he is ‘severely prejudiced’ by his ‘lack of knowledge’ of the charges against him
The state alleges Modack ‘managed’ illegal operations between October 2019 and September 2020
In 2020, the national human-trafficking hotline reported 696 potential victims to authorities for further investigation, a 46.5% increase from the previous year
Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.
The state’s case against Nafiz Modack and co-accused has been transferred to the Blue Downs regional court over security concerns
Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.
On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives
A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
Tawanda Muchehiwa is one of dozens of Zimbabweans who have been kidnapped and tortured by unidentified armed men
Impunity for the perpetrators has analysts worried that the trend of kidnapping businesspeople in Mozambique may grow
In 2013 Mohammed Dewji became the first Tanzanian to grace the cover of Forbes magazine, and was in 2015 named Forbes Africa Person of the Year
On our TV screens, sport happens in a vacuum. But for John Mikel Obi and other African stars, real world problems intrude all too often
‘I realised I needed to keep quiet because, if I didn’t, I was going to die’
Mdluli has been on suspension since 2011 with full pay while on trial for intimidation, kidnapping, assault and murder in 1998
It was these 10 questions that helped determine almost a year after Mohamed was kidnapped in Syria that he is still alive, the family said
The Mohamed family has waited anxiously for news of Shiraaz’s whereabouts and health after he was kidnapped under mysterious circumstances
As more businesspeople go missing, private investigators tell of a sophisticated global network.
Dangerous myths persist about people living with albinism, but a community in Malawi has had enough.
Boko Haram has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks, including a number of high-profile kidnappings.
The trial of Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir and five others accused of kidnapping has been postponed until next week.