INTERVIEW: Police Minister Bheki Cele says a total of 2,000 kidnapping cases have been reported between July and September this year.
He released the quarterly crime statistics last Friday.
Gauteng accounted for 729 kidnapping cases, followed by KZN with 407 cases.
Cele said the majority of kidnapping cases were hijacking-related.
We now speak to Lizette Lancaster who is the Manager for the Crime and Justice Information Hub at the Institute for Security Studies.
Guest: Lizette Lancaster, Manager for the Crime and Justice Information Hub, Institute for Security Studies