Highway gangs targeting foreign tourists

NORTH WEST – Foreign tourists travelling from Gauteng to Sun City and surrounding game parks have come under siege by a heavily armed gang of highwaymen who demand euros and valuables under the threat of death.

This comes weeks after tourists were reported to have been targetted at Table Mountain in Cape Town for the same reasons. The Southern African Tourism Services said crime was one of the leading detractors to visiting the country, and these trends could see millions of tourists look elsewhere for holiday destinations.