Since June, many kidnapping cases against female Chinese citizens have occurred in many places in South Africa, especially in Gauteng and Eastern Cape. The kidnappers choose the weekend period, during the commuting period of overseas Chinese and after closing the shops. The relevant cases seriously threaten the personal and property safety of overseas Chinese. As the overall security situation in South Africa continues to deteriorate, the situation of violent cases involving Chinese citizens in South Africa is unlikely to improve in the future. The Embassy once again reminds the majority of overseas Chinese to effectively enhance their safety awareness and take the initiative to strengthen prevention.
The Embassy stated that criminals tend to choose to commit crimes during the relatively slack period around the weekend. Overseas Chinese are requested to be especially vigilant, pay close attention to suspicious situations around residences and shops, and strengthen personal prevention measures. Female overseas Chinese are requested to avoid going out alone as much as possible. If you cannot travel with a companion, please inform your relatives and friends of your whereabouts in a timely manner.
The Embassy emphasized that criminals will conduct a thorough investigation before committing crimes. Please pay attention to suspicious vehicles and personnel around the store, prevent employees from colluding with each other, be careful of people following and tracking, change commuting routes in time, do not show your wealth, and do not give criminals an opportunity to take advantage of you.
The embassy reminds that using a locator, one-touch alarm, or turning on the remote positioning of the mobile phone and leaving the positioning account and password will facilitate the police to conduct a timely search after the disappearance. If you are unfortunately attacked, you should remain calm, avoid direct conflict with criminals, and do not disclose the property status of yourself and your relatives to criminals. The victim’s family should call the police in time, not disclose the case information to irrelevant personnel, follow the advice of the police negotiation experts, do not easily promise high ransoms, and actively cooperate with the police to conduct investigations and strive to rescue the hostages as soon as possible.
The embassy issued a document on June 26 to remind that the security situation in South Africa has continued to deteriorate. Recently, several cases of kidnapping of Chinese citizens in South Africa have occurred in succession, seriously endangering the personal and property safety of Chinese citizens in South Africa. The embassy reminds that we attach great importance to security precautions, pay attention to the consular reminders recently issued by the Chinese Consular Service Network and the Chinese embassy and consulate in South Africa in advance, and fully understand the local security situation.
On June 1, the embassy also issued a document to remind that the security situation in South Africa has continued to deteriorate recently. Recently, several violent cases such as kidnapping and home robbery have occurred in succession, seriously endangering the personal and property safety of Chinese compatriots in South Africa. The Embassy reminds overseas Chinese to further enhance their awareness of safety protection and take the initiative to guard against the risk of violent crime.
