The two kidnappers appeared in court for sentencing after being convicted of kidnapping a 27-year-old Eastern Cape businessman in 2019.
A KwaZulu Natal boy kidnapped 10 years ago has safely been returned to his biological mom. His kidnapper was sentenced to prison this week.
A 47-year-old man who was robbed and kidnapped on Thursday 25 March has been rescued, with the 10 suspects who held him captive arrested.
Police in Newlands East are seeking assistance from the community in tracing kidnapped KZN teen Mmeli Ngcobo of Castle Hill.
The Rustenburg father was arrested in Evaton township for kidnapping the infant twins on Wednesday, 13 January 2021.
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Expert, John Campbell, believes the upsurge in student abductions in northwestern Nigeria reflect the growing strength of criminal gangs, often acting in concert with Boko Haram, and the weakness of the federal government.
Parents will be horrified to learn that 695 children – the equivalent of a small school – were kidnapped between 2015 and 2019.
The nine-year-old girl had been sent to the local tuckshop by her mother, where she would be brutally murdered. Police have reminded South Africans that there is no waiting period to report a missing person and further condemned mob justice
The kidnapping case against the two suspects has been postponed to 18 November 2020 for a formal bail application
The North West man is said to have repeatedly abused his former girlfriend between 2017 and 2018 – in one incident, he allegedly tried to hang her
Local security teams have confirmed that a woman was subjected to two kidnapping attempts on Sunday – but managed to emerge unscathed from them both.
Amid a backdrop of nationwide protests against kidnapping, Aubrey Banda was abducted on Tuesday. Now SAPS are desperately searching for the infant.
With human trafficking protests flaring up across the country on Wednesday, we look at the official SAPS list of ‘kidnapping hotspots’ in South Africa.
The four people responsible for the kidnapping of a six-year-old girl pleaded guilty to kidnapping and attempted extortion on Thursday.
Thobile Dyonase was found guilty of multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances, in the Western Cape High Court
Businessman found safe and unharmed in rural Free State town. Five alleged kidnappers have been arrested.
Police have been mum on the circumstances surrounding her return and there is no word yet on whether an investigation will be launched
The constable is believed to have left the Nyanga police station in Kraaifontein, after her shift ended on Tuesday, 11 August 2020, at 05:00
Zedan was kidnapped at his father’s Mochachos restaurant on Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Mohamed Zedan was last seen late on Tuesday night in Johannesburg. Now, CCTV footage has captured the dramatic moment he fell victim to a kidnapping.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Police say more are likely to be apprehended.
All the arrested suspects will be charged for murder, kidnapping, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed fire-arm. They are expected to appear in Qumbu Magistrate Court on the 29th Monday 2020
Tragedy struck as a six-year-old girl who went missing on Sunday was found dead by the KwaZulu-Natal police force.
Investigations revealed that the two women were planning to take the newborn baby to Gauteng.
The infant went missing nearly a month ago, but police have thankfully been able to recover the baby girl safely.