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Ismail Rajah, Cape Town businessman, 69-year-old kidnapped, four men with AK-47s, Good Hope Construction, Parrow, Western Cape, two South Africans, two Mozambican nationals, four arrested
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Ismail Rajah: End to kidnapping HELL after businessman held for 111 days

WATCH: Johannesburg mother
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WATCH: Johannesburg mother grabbed and kidnapped at workplace

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Refiloe Malope: Gauteng cop ARRESTED in connection with kidnapping

Ismail Rajah, Cape Town businessman, 69-year-old kidnapped, four men with AK-47s, Good Hope Construction, Parrow, Western Cape, two South Africans, two Mozambican nationals, four arrested
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Ismail Rajah: End to kidnapping HELL after businessman held for 111 days

WATCH: Johannesburg mother
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WATCH: Johannesburg mother grabbed and kidnapped at workplace

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Refiloe Malope: Gauteng cop ARRESTED in connection with kidnapping

Shireen Essop
News

Suspect caught with property belonging to kidnapping victim Shireen Essop

By Storm Simpson23-06-2022 09:02

Detectives tracked down a 28-year-old man and arrested for possession of stolen property believed to be that of kidnapping victim Shireen Essop. He is due in court on Thursday.

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Mpumalanga

Graskop: Two teenage boys kidnapped, three suspects arrested

By Thabo Baloyi22-06-2022 05:00

Mpumalanga police say the two boys, aged 15, had injuries to their bodies and appeared to be in an altered state when they were found

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News

Kidnapped man found dead in Kimberley – manhunt launched for suspects

By Storm Simpson21-06-2022 16:54

An alleged kidnapping victim was found dead near the same road he was taken from on Saturday. His stolen vehicle was found along the road the night before.

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Free State

Two kidnapped during a business robbery in Welkom

By Nokwanda Ncwane18-06-2022 08:54

Police have urged anyone with information to come forward after two people were kidnapped by armed robbers in Welkom.

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News

SAPS free kidnapped Kraaifontein man found in heavily guarded shack

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty12-06-2022 16:24

SAPS in the Western Cape followed information about a kidnapped man who was at a guarded shack in Philippi before freeing him.

Pretoria businessman
News

Seven arrested in connection with Pretoria businessman’s kidnapping

By Nthabiseng Madumo08-06-2022 22:21

The Pretoria businessman was snatched from his business premises in Hercules on Saturday and was rescued on Tuesday.

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Mpumalanga

Two Mpumalanga KIDNAPPED women found alive

By Nthabiseng Madumo07-06-2022 14:14

Police are searching for suspects involved after two young women were allegedly kidnapped over the weekend.

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Gauteng

Crime stats: Gauteng leads in sharp increase of kidnapping cases in SA

By Nokwanda Ncwane03-06-2022 16:12

SA has seen a sharp increase of kidnapping cases reported to the SAPS in the first three months of 2022., according to latest crime stats.

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WATCH | Fake news led to death of an innocent man [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga01-06-2022 19:53

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WATCH | Man burnt to death in mob justice attack in Cape Town [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga31-05-2022 16:41

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

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Mpumalanga

Nkomazi: Woman KIDNAPPED while waiting for taxi, manhunt launched

By Thabo Baloyi24-05-2022 15:18

Mpumalanga police say the woman was later released after her kidnapping on Monday evening, but the suspects took her cellphone

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News

Two alleged kidnappers who demanded R1m for 13-year-old boy arrested

By Storm Simpson20-05-2022 12:38

The victim was allegedly kidnapped on Wednesday. The next day he was rescued and R90 000 in ransom was recovered, said the Hawks.

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KwaZulu-Natal

KZN woman, 21, allegedly THREW child, 4, into a river

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty20-05-2022 11:02

A 21-year-old KZN woman has appeared in court on charges of kidnapping and attempted murder for allegedly throwing a child into a river.

Military Veterans
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Hostage drama: Why case against military vets was WITHDRAWN

By Thabo Baloyi19-05-2022 06:00

The 53 military veterans were arrested in October 2021 after they allegedly held two ministers and a deputy minister against their will

Military Veterans
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Ministers’ hostage drama: Case against military veterans WITHDRAWN

By Thabo Baloyi18-05-2022 06:00

In October 2021, dozens of military veterans held two ministers and a deputy minister against their will and were subsequently arrested

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11 suspects sentenced to jail for maintaining an ‘underworld prison’

By Agence France-Presse12-05-2022 14:44

11 suspects sentenced to jail for maintaining an underworld prison with a torture chamber inside shipping containers, Dutch court Wednesday.

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Gauteng

Woodmead “kidnappings” keep SA wary as police warn against fake news

By Nathan Craig11-05-2022 12:36

Police are warning against the spread of fake news while Mzansi remains suspicious of Woodmead “kidnappings”.

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News

Twelve people kidnapped by gang while travelling by bus

By Agence France-Presse10-05-2022 10:24

A surge of attacks by powerful gangs has increased as twelve people kidnapped while travelling by bus in Haiti, officials said on Monday.

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News

LOOK: Police in Cape Town are trying to find THIS ‘baby-snatcher’

By Tom Head09-05-2022 14:57

Have you seen this baby-snatcher?SAPS have released a photo-fit of this woman, accused of stealing a young child in Bishop Lavis last week.

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Offbeat

Is this popular Joburg nightclub *really* part of a kidnapping ring? SAPS speak out…

By Tom Head05-05-2022 16:37

Stories of kidnapping and human trafficking at the News Cafe in Woodmead have been all the rage this week – prompting a reaction from SAPS.

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Shocking! Hillary was found clutching to grass – as she was executed

By Corné van Zyl04-05-2022 18:56

Shocking! Hillary was found with bruises on her arms and clutching to pieces of grass, indicating that she was alive and there was resistance.

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Mpumalanga

UPDATE: Hillary Gardee found murdered with headwounds, still in the same clothes

By Corné van Zyl03-05-2022 16:38

Hillary Gardee, was found murdered with headwounds on Tuesday morning, still in the same clothes she was last seen in.

Hillary Gardee Sipho Mkhatshwa
Mpumalanga

Hillary Gardee STILL missing despite R100K reward offered

By Corné van Zyl03-05-2022 09:57

The daughter of former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee, Hillary, is STILL missing on Tuesday despite the reward of R100 000.

Gardee family offers R100K reward in hope to find missing daughter, Hillary
Mpumalanga

Gardee family offers R100K reward to find missing daughter, Hillary

By Corné van Zyl02-05-2022 20:32

A reward of R100 000 has been issued for information about the location of Hillary, daughter of former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee

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Gauteng

Kidnap-for-ransom ordeal results in arrests AND rescue of child, 3

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty26-04-2022 12:15

After the kidnapping of a child, the suspects demanded millions from the family but a task team came through with a massive rescue operation.

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