LIVING IN fear
Women living in Nyanisweni village in Qumbu in the Eastern Cape have become the target of ruthless stock theft and are living in fear that their kraals will be empty in the morning – their sheep, cattle, goats and horses all stolen. They lie awake every night fearing that heavily armed stock thieves will pounce, again.
Crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki Cele a fortnight ago show that the Eastern Cape accounts for more stock theft than any other province in the country – eight of its top 10 police stations recorded the highest number of cases.
Leading the pack is Sulenkama Police Station in Qumbu, where Nyanisweni’s residents report their cases. Its
