The Kidnapping Economy Inside South Africa’s Fastest Growing Crime | Crime Desk Wednesday S1E4

In this week’s Crime Desk Wednesday, we uncover how kidnapping in South Africa evolved from isolated incidents into a billion-rand criminal industry. With cases soaring over 17,000 a year, we trace how syndicates swapped high-risk cash-in-transit heists for the low-risk, high-return world of abduction. From express kidnappings to elite ransom rings, this episode unpacks the operations, hierarchies, and economic forces driving South Africa’s most terrifying criminal enterprise.

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https://blog.fulcrumanalytics.co.za/2025/10/the-surge-how-kidnapping-became-south.html

Thank you to the Author of this piece, Abigail Morrison.

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