#PODCAST Expecting a spike of festive season incidents, a UKZN criminologist discusses the increase in robberies this year #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The Cash-in-Transit Association of South Africa (CITASA) is concerned about the more than 30-percent increase in robberies this year. This comes after attacks in Soweto, Durban and Ekurhuleni. The industry now expects a spike in robberies due to the festive season. Professor Nirmala Gopal, Criminologist in the Programme of Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, said cash in transit heists have become an epidemic...