Tears in a Suitcase (and Refuse Bags): How Two Women Got Away From a Silent Heist

"No tyres screeching, no blaring of sirens and no panicked shoppers scattering across aisles," said News24 South Africa of the Mall of Africa silent heist in 2019 - one that saw its prime suspect vanish into thin air. When I hear of bank robberies and heists, my thoughts immediately shift to armed bandits, masked and ready to shoot any person between them and the money they are after. But a few people are now changing how I am viewing heists - at least, real world heists. And one of them is a woman from my own country, Zambia.  Author: Fiske Nyirongo Category: CULTURE Listen to the full story, or read it online - also available in Easy Read. For more Culture-related stories, head to https://www.thespillmag.com/culture