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Kidnapping in South Africa is a common crime in the country, with over 4,100 in the 2013/2014 period, and a child going missing every five hours. [1] [2]The 1966 kidnapping for ransom of Etty Glazer for R140,000 was 4 times the ransom paid in the Lindbergh kidnapping and was the highest paid ransom demand in the world at the time.
Matthews was born on 8 July 1983 to Rob and Sharon Matthews. She had one sibling, her sister Karen. [1] At the time of her murder, the family lived in the Johannesburg suburb of Fourways and Matthews was studying for a BCom Finance degree at Bond University in the Johannesburg suburb of Morningside.
Stompie Seipei Born James Seipei 1974 Parys, South Africa Died 1 January 1989 (aged 14) Soweto, Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa Cause of death Murdered (by Jerry Vusi Richardson) Other names Stompie Moeketsi James Seipei (1974 – 1 January 1989), also known as Stompie Moeketsi or Stompie Sepei, was a teenage United Democratic Front (UDF) activist from Parys ...
South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the Johannesburg blaze that killed 74 people is “a wake up call” to address an inner-city housing crisis. “This is a great tragedy felt ...
South African Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in the Johannesburg suburb Uitsaaisentrum, often mistakenly referred to as being located in Auckland Park, which is a suburb bordering on Uitsaaisentrum. SABC Building Auckland Park; Sentech Tower in Brixton, Johannesburg; SENTECH Transmission & Satellite Center; Office of Interception Centres
perception of a mounting refugee crisis in Southern Africa. The Bureau had witnessed an increase of 300% in the number of Mozambican refugees in southern Africa over the past year. The Bureau currently estimates that the total number of such refugees is about 870,000. Malawi, for example, has 450,000 – 500, 000 refugees – up from 70,000 just
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Etty Glazer, wife of South African businessman Bernard Glazer, and her 22 month old son Sammy, were kidnapped for ransom on 30 March 1966. They were both returned safely after a ransom of ZAR 140,000 (South African Rand) was paid to the kidnappers.