| South African news coverage of the SRT incident |
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On 28 July 2007, six members of the team were hijacked in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, while on their way to the Silver Ring Thing office in Johannesburg. They were held for four hours, whilst the hijackers searched the minibus, removing signature designs and tracking devices. After being robbed of their belongings and driven around, they were released, mostly unharmed. Just some of the news coverage that this incident got:
Newspapers: The STAR – article 31 July 2007
The STAR – quotes of the week 4 August 2007 http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=44400,1,22
Quotes of the week: The Citizen http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=44712,1,22
BEELD http://www.news24.com/Beeld/Suid-Afrika/0,,3-975_2156077,00.html
Daily Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.co.za/2007/07/31/SouthAfrica/abthug.html NEWS24 http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2155856,00.html
IOL (Independent Online) http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20070730141447210C551143
And RSS Newsfeeds (Circle of Business)
Six youth workers have been hijacked and kept hostage for several hours near Walkerville, the SA Silver Ring Thing youth group says. ...
Radio News:
Some of the stations reporting the incident: RSG, Jozi FM, Jacaranda FM and Kaya FM. SAPA (South African Press Association) also sent out a news-release on it.
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