LISTEN | Petty criminals are being allowed to advance to kidnapping, experts say

29 December 2022 - 08:00

By Paige Muller and Anthony Molyneaux

Lizette Lancaster, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, says a failure of policing of what South Africans consider "petty crimes", such as house break-ins and robberies, can have dire consequences, as petty crime syndicates look to score easier and bigger paydays.

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