A Gauteng family are in shock and anxiously awaiting any news after an 85-year-old former businessman was allegedly kidnapped in Johannesburg’s Botanical Gardens.
Crime anxiety is not new. But, lately, residents of the country’s economic hub have been taking safety into their own hands. To better understand how people respond to security concerns, we visited two very different suburbs to talk to residents, councillors and CPF members.
The Community Policing Forum (CPF) and private security companies have urged residents in Parkview, Johannesburg, to be vigilant after the murder of retired journalist Jeremy Gordin.