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Gauteng province has earned the disturbing title of the "Kidnapping Capital of SA". Recent statistics indicate that almost 53% of all kidnapping cases in the country are reported within this province.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: Five arrested after ‘express kidnap for ransom’ leads to murder
Johannesburg researcher Steven Gruzd was killed after a suspected “express kidnap for ransom” crime. Tributes are pouring in on social media for Gruzd, head of the African Governance and Diplomacy ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: South Africa’s richest province hacked with gigabytes of personal data on sale for R420,000
A threat actor called XP95 has claimed responsibility for a breach of the Gauteng Provincial Government that has resulted in 3.8TB of people’s personal data being stolen.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: Jewish South African researcher Steven Gruzd murdered in Johannesburg
Jewish South African researcher and writer Steven Gruzd was abducted and murdered in Johannesburg in what authorities described as an “express kidnapping,” police said on Sunday. Gruzd, 55, a senior ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: Booking.com data breach affects South African users
Online travel agency and metasearch engine Booking .com has notified several customers, including South African users, that it suffered a data breach.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: UPDATE | Businessman and security guard shot dead in Ormonde
Two people were killed, and two others were seriously wounded during a shootout in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday afternoon.
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: PICS | Riverlea Secondary fire: Gauteng Education urges communities to protect schools
The Gauteng Department of Education has urged local communities to help protect schools after Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg suffered another fire incident, destroying an entire classroom ...
News South Africa » Gauteng » Security: South African security official accuses police minister of colluding with crime syndicates
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African top security official accused the police minister and a deputy national commissioner of colluding with crime syndicates, sparking public uproar. In an unprecedented ...