Countries

IDAC boss kidnapped and beaten — dumped on roadside in midnight attack

Johannesburg – The Head of Investigation and Operations at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) was kidnapped, assaulted, and... Read more

9 Nov, 2025

Countries

‘Hands up’ – Cops save kidnap victim from fake police gang armed with AK-47

Pretoria – Gauteng police rescued a kidnapped man and recovered an AK-47 rifle with scores of live ammunition after... Read more

12 Oct, 2025

Countries

Fake kidnap shocker — woman and acolytes busted in cash plot

Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has revealed that a woman who reported her husband’s kidnapping... Read more

16 Sep, 2025

Countries

Kidnapping crisis: SA citizens snatched as syndicates spread beyond the rich

Cape Town – Law enforcement sources report a worrying escalation in kidnapping incidents across South Africa, with what began... Read more

15 Sep, 2025

Countries

Hawks gun down 3, nab 3 in daring raid — kidnapped Ethiopian rescued

Cape Town – Three alleged kidnappers have been killed and three others arrested in a Hawks-operation in the Eastern... Read more

12 Sep, 2025

Countries

Kidnapped, chained and abandoned — man escapes sugar cane horror in Mayville

Mayville, KwaZulu-Natal – A 31-year-old man narrowly escaped a kidnapping ordeal after fleeing his captors in a sugarcane field... Read more

8 Sep, 2025

Countries

Indian businessman rescued in SAPS shootout with alleged Mozambican kingpin

Johannesburg – An Indian businessman has been reunited with his family after being rescued by the South African Police... Read more

4 Sep, 2025

Burkina Faso

Ivorian govt workers ‘kidnapped’ by Burkina volunteer force: sources

Abidjan – Six Ivorians working for a government refugee office have been “kidnapped” and taken over the border by... Read more

28 Aug, 2025

Countries

Tied up and taken: Family of 4 kidnapped in Limpopo, rescued on remote farm

Cape Town – A family of four, including two minor children, was rescued unharmed on Wednesday morning after being... Read more

6 Aug, 2025

Countries

‘He’s not dead!’ — Police slam fake reports in Boshoga kidnap case

Pretoria  — The South African Police Service (SAPS) has urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified and false... Read more

31 Jul, 2025