⚠️ URGENT: NEW KIDNAPPING SCAM IN SOUTH AFRICA - PLEASE SHARE ⚠️*
Ladies, please be careful in town, taxi ranks, malls, and parking lots. There’s a new method kidnappers are using:
*How the scam works:*
1. *The approach*: A man in a car stops next to you. He calls you by a name or says “Hey, get in the car! We’ve been looking for you.”
2. If you refuse and say you don’t know him, he immediately switches tactics.
He turns to people around and says loud enough for everyone to hear:
_“Don’t worry guys, she’s my wife. She has amnesia / she’s mentally ill. She gets confused like this. I just need to get her home.”_
3. *Why it works*: People don’t want to interfere in “family problems” or with someone who “has a mental illness.” So they look away. That’s exactly what he’s counting on. That’s how he gets you into the car. That’s the strategy
*IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU:*
- Do NOT get in the car for any reason.
- Be loud and specific*: Yell “*I DO NOT KNOW THIS MAN. THIS IS KIDNAPPING. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE AND HELP ME.*”
The word “KIDNAPPING” makes people react way faster than “I’m fine.”
- *Draw attention*: Drop your bags, sit on the ground, scream. Make it impossible for him to look normal.
- *Call for help*
*AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING:*
- Don’t assume it’s domestic. Don’t walk away, help the victim.
- Step in and ask the Scammer directly*: If they know the person they are trying to take, if they say yes, Ask the lady (victim) to whisper her name to you or the Lady(victim) to show you her ID…then Tell the scammer/kidnapper to tell you the name of that lady(victim) he’s trying to take.… if the scammer gets the name wrong it simply means he was trying to kidnap the lady….
- *Call 10111 or SAPS* right away and tell them you suspect a kidnapping.
- *Take details*: Car color, make, license plate, location, what the man looks like. Send to police and share to warn others.
Kidnappers are using our fear of “getting involved” and stigma around mental illness against us. Let’s not let it work.
*Please share this with your sisters, mothers, friends, coworkers, and WhatsApp groups.* One share could save a life.
Stay in groups where you can. Trust your gut. If something feels off, it probably is.
*Emergency numbers for Johannesburg:*
Tshenolopi: +27 66 472 7099
SAPS: 10111 | Ambulance: 10177 | JMPD: 011 758 9650 | GBV Helpline: 0800 428 428
#SouthAfrica #KidnappingScam #WomensSafety #SAPS #StayAlert #TshenoloPI
ALERT | Important information for South African citizens currently in the Middle East region.
In the event that you find yourself in distress, please contact the SA Embassy/Consulate in the country of your residence. Visit https://t.co/jLfq4M13kS
#MiddleEast#ConsularService
✨ A Very Big First Day (and a Few Happy Tears!) ✨
Yesterday was one of those pinch-me moments at Door of Hope 💕
For the first time in our 26-year history, we now have 7 school-going children — the oldest group of children we’ve ever had!
Some of our little stars began their school journey last year, and yesterday a few more proudly joined them 🎒
Uniforms on, backpacks packed, smiles wide (and hearts very full!) — we are so incredibly proud of how far these precious children have come.
From teeny-tiny babies to brave school kids, we are currently caring for 66 beautiful children across two homes.
Our youngest is just 1 month old, our oldest is 7 years old, all requiring extra love, care, and support.
Today we are:
🌈 Thankful for growth, healing, and second chances
🎉 Celebrating courage, milestones, and brand-new beginnings
🤍 Asking for your help to keep giving them the very best
Providing education, medical care, therapies, nutritious meals, and a safe, loving home comes at a cost — and we rely completely on donations to make it all possible.
If these smiling school faces have touched your heart…
👉 This is your moment to help.
✨ Donate here:https://t.co/7TsNdxLy48
✨ Every gift — big or small — helps us keep saying yes to hope, love, and brighter futures.
Thank you for cheering our children on and walking this journey with us 💛
Know the importance of these signs..
When you are in need of help, you can explain to the Emergency Services exactly where you are…
The N3 is the highway you are driving on.
The -6 is a "section" of the road.
25.6 is the number of kilometers you have travelled from the previous town.
N is the direction (North).
Woolworths is recalling Peanut Butter Dairy Ice Cream with immediate effect. Only our peanut butter ice cream is being recalled. All other Woolworths products containing peanut butter, including our range of Peanut Butter, remains 100% safe for consumption.
Criminals try their luck at every turn. Be careful of this scam being used at ATM machines. They insert
a folded piece of cardboard box to block any money coming out of the ATM…once you insert your card and the ATM dispenses cash, it gets blocked by the card.
#CrimeWatch@Sabric
The peanut butter recall has been extended to include more brands, due to unacceptably high levels of Aflatoxin, which may lead to health complications, including nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
PnP peanut butter recall.
“We’re asking our customers to please check their pantries and food cupboards and make sure to return the products concerned to any Pick n Pay store for a full refund.”
NOTICE!!
Potgietersrus Comprehensive school learner by the name,Tumelo Magaela is at the police station and doesn't know where he stays. If you have any information about his parents or know / guardian please tell them to go to the Mahwelereng Police Station
Here are the most recent pictures of this place.
Green pool, broken slide, broken villas and disgustingly filthy rooms and showers.
This 4 star graded place needs to shut down and be reviewed. They are unhygienic, unkept and dangerous.
Sies!
The blood bags are running a little low, though. Visit a donation site and help us to deliver the gift of life these holidays. #YourBloodSavesLives#SeasonOfGivingLife
TIP OFF: PREGNANT WOMEN ARE SEEN FETCHING WATER ON THE TAPS ALLEGEDLY WHILE IN PAIN AT SEŠHEGO HOSPITAL
Pregnant patients from the labour wards were spotted fetching water at the taps to bath, flush toilets and drink; while allegedly in pains at the Sešhego Hospital.
Speaking to one of our sources facing same situation asks that is it right for the mothers to go through so much while they are in pains.
The anonymist says that they cannot even go to toilets.
"Why can't the municipality fix toilets and bath taps. Can somebody do something about it ", Anonymist.
MISSING PERSON ALERT
Help SAPS Kagisanong locate Machaka Radebe, a 16-year-old teen missing since Saturday, 02/12, around 12:00 from her Rocklands home. Last seen by her brother. Disturbingly, an unknown male answered her cellphone, demanding ransom for her release. Urgent information, contact D/Col Bolsiek at 082 466 8530. Let's bring Machaka home! #MissingTeen #HelpFindMachaka
An investigation by CBS News' @Debora_Patta found the use of child labor for cocoa harvesting in parts of Ghana, with some children as young as 5 working on farms that supply candy giant Mars, the maker of products like M&M’s and Snickers.
In a statement, Mars condemned the use of child labor, but said more needs to be done. https://t.co/wlrMyqQgEb