{"id":265955,"date":"2025-07-11T07:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/?p=265955"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:27:13","slug":"businessman-rescued-after-six-week-kidnapping-ordeal-two-suspects-killed-in-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/businessman-rescued-after-six-week-kidnapping-ordeal-two-suspects-killed-in-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman rescued after six-week kidnapping ordeal: Two suspects killed in shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>GAUTENG<\/strong> &#8211; A 60-year-old businessman has been dramatically rescued after spending six weeks in captivity, following an intense police operation that left two kidnappers dead and three others behind bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rescue operation unfolded yesterday afternoon (10 July) in Randfontein when members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) anti-kidnapping task team stormed a house where the businessman was being held since his abduction on 29 May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"265464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/nolusindiso-booi-tayla-kinsey-bok-women\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nolusindiso-booi-tayla-kinsey-bok-women.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"945,472\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nolusindiso-booi-tayla-kinsey-bok-women\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Springbok Women captain Nolusindiso Booi (left) and Tayla Kinsey are ready to take on Canada in their historic clash at Loftus on Saturday.  PHOTO: SA Rugby&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nolusindiso-booi-tayla-kinsey-bok-women.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kidnapping-arrest-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Three kidnappers were arrested and two shot dead during a multiple police operation when freeing a business man held hostage.\" class=\"wp-image-265464\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three kidnapping suspects were arrested when police raided a house where a businessman had been kept hostage for six weeks. PHOTO: SAPS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deadly-confrontation-in-randfontein\">Deadly confrontation in Randfontein<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 15:15 on Thursday, intelligence-led police units descended on the Randfontein property where a fierce gun battle erupted. Two suspects were fatally wounded during the shootout, while three others were successfully apprehended by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The businessman, who was initially kidnapped in Lenasia, has since been reunited with his family members after the harrowing six-week ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-r15-million-ransom-demand\">R15 million ransom demand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the May kidnapping, the victim&#8217;s family received ransom demands totaling at least R15 million from the criminal syndicate. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that the rescue was the result of meticulous intelligence gathering and coordinated police work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gauteng-s-growing-kidnapping-crisis\">Gauteng&#8217;s growing kidnapping crisis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The successful rescue highlights the escalating kidnapping crisis plaguing Gauteng province. Official statistics reveal that between January and March 2025 alone, 144 kidnapping cases involving ransom demands were reported across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, police efforts have yielded significant results. 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