What About All The Other ‘Joslin Smiths’ Missing In The Western Cape?
More than 1,300 children are kidnapped every month, according to Missing Children South Africa, with SA ranked first on the African continent in kidnappings and seventh-highest worldwide.
Joshlin Smith’s Own Mother And Boyfriend Charged Over Her Disappearance
Kelly Smith was charged along with her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and two others, following their arrest.
Cape Town Parents Warned Of Attempted Kidnappings At School
The warning follows the disappearance of four children in the Western Cape in the last two weeks.
Cape Town Gambler Fakes Own Kidnapping To Extort Money From Family
According to reports the man, a foreign national, “needed money for gambling”.
Dating App Grindr Has A “Deeply Troubling Situation” Happening In Johannesburg
Grindr has said it was “acutely aware of this deeply troubling situation” happening in Jozi, referring to the kidnapping of a 22-year-old man who was lured using the dating app.
Thursday Morning Spice
Pollard to start for Springboks against Tonga, Cape Town is banning Off-grid inverters, Kidnapping syndicates are targeting business people and students, and The robot wolves trying to scare off Japan’s bears.
The Alleged Kidnapping Of Carlee Russell Is Racking Police’s Brains, Mostly Because They Can’t Corroborate Anything She Told Them
Last week, Carlee Russell was driving home from work when she called 911 to say she was stopping her car to check on a toddler who was walking on the highway and then called a family member who lost contact with her.
Monday Morning Spice
Taurine in energy drinks could be a ‘Elixir Of Life’, Clive Barker Dies, Children survive 40 days in Amazon jungle, and ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski dies by suicide in prison.
‘Kidnapping Mastermind’ And Seven Associates Finally Nabbed In Cape Town
They’ve arrested a mastermind behind the kidnappings of several foreigners, including a South African woman of German descent who was snatched outside their family business in Parow.
Video Of Man With Dynamite Strapped To His Body Goes Viral [Video]
Ecuador seems to be a nice place to visit this time of year, with its Amazon jungle, Andean highlands, wildlife-rich Galápagos Islands, and guys loitering in the streets with explosives strapped to their bodies.
Accused Hints At Boyfriends Involvement In Riana Pretorius’ Kidnapping
It was put in the public domain that the boyfriend failed to pay R3,5 million in costs and that he was sequestrated as well as the fact that the complainant and her father refused to testify in the inquiry.
The Crime In Rondebosch Is Getting Intense
A man was shot and killed at a restaurant in Rondebosch shortly after a woman was rescued from an attempted kidnapping situation.
Woman Escapes After Being Held Captive In Closet For Two Months
Instances of abduction have almost doubled in South Africa, with 4,028 cases of kidnapping being registered in 2022.
Friday Morning Spice
Hugh Grant doubles down on being an ass, Tattoos you shouldn’t get, Def Leppard drummer attacked, The downfall of Andrew Tate’s bullshit, Durban’s sewage system collapsing, a 14-year-old hitman, Yellowjackets Season 2 coming soon, 1,000 HP Flying Supercar, and two tonnes of Uranium missing.
Teen Fakes Own Kidnapping, Gets Arrested With Buddy
All teenagers get up to some dickens every now and again, but this Limpopo teen thought that a skelm drink with his buddies was for the birds, and went about faking his own kidnapping.
Monday Morning Spice
Mark Pilgrim dies, Jacob Zuma claims the whole country, German tourist still missing, Liverpool thrashes ManU, Keto diet not so great as everyone says, Historic ocean treaty finally signed, Chris Rock doesn’t hold back, and party time in Canada.
Police Found Kidnapped Cape Town Lawyer Because Of File On His Desk
An investigation was launched for a missing lawyer after the detectives noted the “strange circumstances surrounding this incident”.
Now SA Kidnapping For Ransom Syndicates Are Extending Their Victim Pool To Low/Middle-Income Earners
Most alarmingly, kidnapping syndicates are extending their victim pool, increasingly targeting mid- to lower-income individuals now.
Call For At Least Nine Life Sentences For South African Sexual Predator, A Real Monster
Moehydien Pangaker kidnapped, raped, and murdered a little girl in 2020 while on parole for the murder of his own son in 2001.
Terrifying Moment Woman Was Almost Kidnapped Through Drive-Thru Window [Video]
A disturbing video shows the moment a man tried to pull a barista through a drive-thru window.
Jozi Incident That Looked Like A Hijacking Rather An Elaborate Wrangle With An E-Hailing Driver [Video]
As a mere bystander in this situation, you would have been forgiven for making a few wild assumptions.
SA Has A New Kidnapping Capital
This is based on South Africa’s latest crime stats for the second quarter of the year, released by Police Minister Bheki Cele in Pretoria yesterday.
Broad Daylight Cape Kidnapping Scourge Continues [Videos]
A woman was snatched from her bright yellow Audi R8 in broad daylight on Thursday, right outside the company reportedly owned by her husband.
First-Of-Its-Kind Hostage Situation As Ransom Demanded For Chimps
The kidnappers are holding the animals, aged between two and five, hostage and demanding a six-figure ransom.
Alleged Gqeberha Baby Snatchers Were “Just Joking” [Video]
Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your baby in a shopping trolley closest of all.
“Already I Am Dead, Give Money”: Latest Cape Kidnapping Ransom Video Released
37-year-old Akter Pradhan was kidnapped in broad daylight last Friday. It hasn’t taken long for the kidnappers’ ransom demands to be made.
Brazen Daylight Kidnapping In Cape Town Raises Fears [Video]
The scourge of kidnappings across the Cape continues and the syndicates pulling them off appear to operate with impunity.
You Can’t Just Pick Up Someone Else’s Baby In Spar And Walk Off [Video]
A staff member at a Spar in Gauteng is insisting that he meant no harm when he took a lady’s baby from her trolley while she wasn’t looking.
Uncertainty Around Ransom Demand For Return Of Kidnapped Cape Town Six-Year-Old
Shortly before 8AM yesterday, six suspects took Shahnawaz Asghar from outside his home and fled the scene in a vehicle with cloned licence plates.
Friday Morning Spice
R25m ransom Cape daughter returned. DRC sells rainforest parts for oil drilling. Instagram caves. Playboy model eggs neighbour’s house.