Many in the business community are living in fear as a group of bandits are targeting them for ransom. They are kidnapped and money is paid in exchange for their release. Those who are not so fortunate are harmed or killed. In our province, those who have come forward to report these kidnappings are mostly foreigners.
After a week-long kidnapping ordeal, the municipal manager of the Nkangala district, Margaret "Maggie" Skosana, says she will have a difficult time trusting the police.