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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mogomotsi Magome

As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps.

“They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was only released in the early hours of the morning,” the father of three said, adding that his one comfort was that he was not killed.

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