South African tourism industry just received another blow after a group of 9 foreign tourists became the latest victims of violent crime after robbers struck a rental house in the Silonque Nature Reserve, north of Phalaborwa, in Limpopo. Three robbers, two of whom were armed with firearms, held nine foreigners captive during a house robbery,..
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SA tourism received another blow – Nine foreign tourists robbed during armed robbery in Phalaborwa, minor girl allegedly raped
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Shocking News:- Giza explosion: South Africans among 17 injured in Egypt bus blast
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South African holidaymakers are among a group of tourists who have been rocked by an explosion, near the site of Egypt’s famous pyramids in Giza. An explosion struck a tourist bus on Sunday near Egypt’s famed pyramids, injuring 17 people including foreigners, security and medical sources said. As AFP has reported, a number of South..
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Seven South Africans amongst injured passengers on Egypt tourist bus when horrific roadside bomb caused explosion
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An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt on Sunday, two security sources said. Most of those injured were foreign tourists, the sources said. One security source said they included seven South African nationals. There were no reports of..
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French Tourist mugged, robbed and stabbed in historic Bo-Kaap, South-Africa – Tourists are increasingly being warned to avoid South Africa because of the huge incidence of violence
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A woman was reportedly mugged, robbed of her backpack and stabbed in the neck on Tuesday morning in the historic Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. According to IOL, the woman – a French national – was attacked in Chiappini Street – the famed street that draws hundreds of tourists daily thanks to its..
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Tourists robbed on their way to visit Mandela’s house in Alexandra
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Five tourists were recently robbed of their cellphones and handbags while visiting tourist destinations in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Sandton Chronicle reports.
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German Tourists Robbed By AK 47 Wielding Suspects: Umdloti – KZN
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Three German tourists in their eighties were robbed by AK 47 wielding suspects while on route to King Shaka International Airport – KZN to catch a flight back home a short while ago.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to the scene after receiving a call from a passing motorist reporting an armed robbery in progress on the N2 at the Umdloti Beach offramp.
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Norwegian student disappears on Garden Route
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A search is under way for a 21-year-old student on holiday from Norway who disappeared while walking on the beach in Sedgefield on the Garden Route.
Marie Ostbo‚ who is studying in France‚ arrived in the town with a group of international student tourists on Wednesday. She was last seen just 100 metres away from a backpacker’s lodge where they were staying.
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