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In the space of just two weeks, at least seven people have been kidnapped for ransom across the Eastern Cape.

As the elite Hawks unit of the SA Police Service concluded its second day of investigations into the mysterious kidnapping of a Gqeberha woman, there was still no sign of Riana Pretorius by Friday night.

That law-enforcement in this country is virtually non-existent is evidenced by the seeming impunity with which criminals dug a 400m trench on Allister Miller Drive in Gqeberha, a relatively busy road passing the airport and leading to the beachfront, to steal underground cables, while also stripping cables from the street lights.

The stage is set, the weather looks promising and the streets of Nelson Mandela Bay are abuzz with competitors, supporters and tourists in the lead-up to the biggest and one of the most gruelling sporting events in the city.

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