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World alert on South Africa crime |
2006-07-30 |
South Africa is not a safe place to go on holiday - it's official. Major Western countries are warning their clients and citizens that a holiday here could be very dangerous and now international insurance companies are acting as cautionary choruses to prospective tourists. Norwich Union, an insurance company in the United Kingdom, undertook a survey based on their clients' travel insurance claims and found South Africa to be at the top of the list of countries for serious crime. The survey said travellers to South Africa were the most likely to suffer violent robberies or lose their belongings in transit. South Africa has been earmarked as the country where tourists' luggage goes missing most often and where the most crimes take place. South Africa was also high on the list for food poisoning and road accidents. 'South Africa was highest for claims made as a result of robbery with violence' |
Posted by:Pappy |
#3 Jim: The gummit over there could stop the crime, car-jackings, genecidal farm murders (an untold story). They're using crime to rid the country of the undesirables, and speed up the exodus. It's all very well orchestrated, all very tribal African I'm afraid. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2006-07-30 11:28 |
#2 The survey said travellers to South Africa were the most likely to suffer violent robberies or lose their belongings in transit. Wishful thinking I know, but Issue small hand grenades to be (Professionaly) put in all passengers luggage, wired to the lock, if opened anyway except with the proper key "BOOM". Shortly, no more missing luggage, a self-curing problem, all the thieves are now dead. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-07-30 11:22 |
#1 road accidents "Road accidents" my aching arss, read that car and bakkie jackings - mind the new road signage. They're just setting the stage for a Zimbob-lite takeover. In another 5-10 years there won't be enough whites left in Jhb for a good poker game. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2006-07-30 10:36 |