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Gauteng experienced a notable 15% decrease in murders and a 9.9% drop in rape cases but kidnapping increased by 1.6% and sexual assault by 5.2%
GLOBAL INITIATIVE AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME

Kidnapping for ransom surges in South Africa

Criminals treat abduction and extortion as a business transaction and wealthy individuals increasingly insure against it

  • Lyse Comins
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