This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.News24 reports that three days after she was abducted from a school by three men who forced her into the back of their getaway vehicle, a Gqeberha teacher is safely back home with her family.
On Thursday morning, Eastern Cape Department of Education spokesperson Mali Mtima confirmed Sumaiya Ali's return home on Wednesday night, but did not provide more details. The 45-year-old teacher at Happydale Special School in Algoa Park had barely parked her vehicle in the school's parking lot on Monday morning when a white Toyota Corolla followed her onto the premises. Three men got out of the vehicle, grabbed the victim, and forced her into the backseat before speeding away. In a video, a male staff member can be seen running to the victim's car, with the door still open, in an attempt to follow the alleged kidnappers. A close friend of the victim said the staffer drove after the men but was unable to catch up with them. The Hawks took over the investigation on Wednesday after Ali's kidnappers demanded a ransom from her family. The unit confirmed that a ransom demand had been made, but did not disclose the amount. It is not known if the victim's family paid the ransom.
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