Informal Sector | Crime & territorial disputes in spaza shop space

In a briefing to give more details on the people who are believed to have kept Vosloorus businessman Mazwi Kubheka hostage, the Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza spoke about the need to address the issue of by-laws.

He speaks about the challenges regarding this because some residents rent out their spaces to foreign nationals. At the same time it is still unclear whether or not Khubheka's kidnapping is the work of a syndicate targeting spaza shop owners or criminality.


Crime researcher and analyst at Unisa Thabang Bogopa, joins us with some answers.

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