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Sonam Gajjar (34) was allegedly kidnapped in Kariega on 13 March 2024. (Supplied)
Kidnappings for ransom are on the rise in South Africa, specifically in Gauteng and the Nelson Mandela Bay metro in the Eastern Cape – and business owners seem to be the primary targets, experts say.
The metro, also called "The Friendly City", is slowly becoming hostile for residents who own businesses.
On Wednesday, another Nelson Mandela Bay family was shattered when a young mother, the wife of a well-known businessman, was abducted in the driveway of her Kariega home, only a few metres from her front door.
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