{"id":54463,"date":"2025-05-09T14:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?p=54463"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:11:11","slug":"watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 44-year-old shop owner was allegedly kidnapped by a group of approximately five male suspects today at about 10:00 in North End, Gqeberha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson, Captain Andre Beetge, when the shop owner stopped in front of his business at Darling Street, North End in his white BMW sedan, a silver VW Polo stopped behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As depicted in the CCTV footage<\/a> outside of the shop, the suspects chased the business owner, and as he tried to escape the scene, one of suspects fired a shot towards the driver’s window and pulled him out of the BMW into the Polo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two individuals who seemed to have come out of the business tried to intervene, but quickly returned inside when one of the suspects pointed their firearm at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Both vehicles, including the man’s BMW that was driven by one of the suspects left the scene,” said Beetge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that a case of kidnapping was opened and is being investigated by SAPS Mount Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A 44-year-old shop owner was allegedly kidnapped by five suspects in North End. Suspects shot through his BMW window, forced him into their Polo and fled with both vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":54469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"63","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"Shop owner kidnapped outside his business","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"A shop owner was kidnapped by five suspects in a harrowing event captured in North End.","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"1","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"https:\/\/x.com\/abramjee\/status\/1920797173345583274?s=48","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7913,7911,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-54463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-crime","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"\nShop owner kidnapped in North End incident | PE Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A 44-year-old shop owner kidnapped in North End by five suspects. Read about the shocking details of the incident.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shop owner kidnapped outside his business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A shop owner was kidnapped by five suspects in a harrowing event captured in North End.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PE Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-09T12:51:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-09T13:11:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"739\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shanti Jafta\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shanti Jafta\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c83f5db977b517d69fd32c01608c48f8\"},\"headline\":\"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-09T12:51:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-09T13:11:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":172,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Breaking News\",\"Crime\",\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/\",\"name\":\"Shop owner kidnapped in North End incident | PE Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-09T12:51:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-09T13:11:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"A 44-year-old shop owner kidnapped in North End by five suspects. Read about the shocking details of the incident.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg\",\"width\":739,\"height\":740,\"caption\":\"Screenshot of CCTV footage that captured the incident.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PEExpress1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/express_newspapers\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c83f5db977b517d69fd32c01608c48f8\",\"name\":\"Shanti Jafta\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Shanti Jafta\"},\"honorificPrefix\":\"Mr\",\"birthDate\":\"1998-09-09\",\"gender\":\"Male\",\"knowsLanguage\":[\"English\",\"IsiXhosa\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Reporter\",\"worksFor\":\"Novus Media (PTY) LTD\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/author\\\/shanti\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shop owner kidnapped in North End incident | PE Express","description":"A 44-year-old shop owner kidnapped in North End by five suspects. Read about the shocking details of the incident.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shop owner kidnapped outside his business","og_description":"A shop owner was kidnapped by five suspects in a harrowing event captured in North End.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/","og_site_name":"PE Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","article_published_time":"2025-05-09T12:51:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-09T13:11:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":739,"height":740,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shanti Jafta","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha","twitter_creator":"@express_newspapers","twitter_site":"@express_newspapers","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/"},"author":{"name":"Shanti Jafta","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/c83f5db977b517d69fd32c01608c48f8"},"headline":"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha","datePublished":"2025-05-09T12:51:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-09T13:11:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/"},"wordCount":172,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg","keywords":["Breaking News","Crime","Top"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/","name":"Shop owner kidnapped in North End incident | PE Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-05-09T12:51:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-09T13:11:11+00:00","description":"A 44-year-old shop owner kidnapped in North End by five suspects. Read about the shocking details of the incident.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg","width":739,"height":740,"caption":"Screenshot of CCTV footage that captured the incident."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/watch-shop-owner-kidnapped-in-north-end-incident\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"WATCH: Shop owner kidnapped in Gqeberha"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","name":"PE Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization","name":"PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"PE Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","https:\/\/x.com\/express_newspapers","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/c83f5db977b517d69fd32c01608c48f8","name":"Shanti Jafta","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg","caption":"Shanti Jafta"},"honorificPrefix":"Mr","birthDate":"1998-09-09","gender":"Male","knowsLanguage":["English","IsiXhosa"],"jobTitle":"Reporter","worksFor":"Novus Media (PTY) LTD","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/author\/shanti\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-09-at-14.20.47-e1746793331154.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":297988,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/three-men-kidnapped-in-kwanobuhle-carjacking-found-murdered\/","url_meta":{"origin":54463,"position":0},"title":"Three men kidnapped in KwaNobuhle carjacking found murdered","author":"PE Express","date":"28 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A carjacking ended in tragedy when three men kidnapped in KwaNobuhle were later found shot dead in Bethelsdorp.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Crime tape.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":269084,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/kidnapped-single-mother-safely-reunited-with-family\/","url_meta":{"origin":54463,"position":1},"title":"Kidnapped single mother safely reunited with family","author":"Shanti Jafta","date":"26 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The single mother Tracey Fourie, (62) who was allegedly kidnapped on 20 August, was safely reunited with her family after five days, as confirmed by the Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Avele Fumba. Photo of Tracey Fourie and her family member after her release. He said, \"The Directorate for Priority Crime\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tracey Fourie (62)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":269636,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/five-homeless-men-kidnapped-from-newton-park-and-brutally-assaulted-in-motherwell-one-dies\/","url_meta":{"origin":54463,"position":2},"title":"Five homeless men kidnapped from Newton Park and brutally assaulted in Motherwell, one dies","author":"PE Express","date":"8 September 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Five homeless men were kidnapped from Newton Park and brutally assaulted in Motherwell yesterday, with one victim dying en route to hospital after the attack.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo for illustration purposes.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crime.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crime.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crime.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crime.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crime.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":294569,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/despatch-kidnap-victim-released-suspect-arrested\/","url_meta":{"origin":54463,"position":3},"title":"Despatch kidnap victim released, suspect arrested","author":"PE Express","date":"15 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A 52-year-old woman who was kidnapped during an armed robbery at a butchery in Despatch yesterday has been released unharmed.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9d78faf5f562498382921fd1a831a682.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":268789,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/two-suspects-arrested-with-cash-vehicles-firearms-in-theresa-minnie-73-kidnapping\/","url_meta":{"origin":54463,"position":4},"title":"Minnie Kidnapping: Two suspects arrested with cash, firearms after 73-year-old woman released","author":"PE Express","date":"18 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Gqeberha police and Magama security have arrested two suspects, aged between 29 and 31, in connection with the kidnapping of a 73-year-old Kariega woman who was kidnapped on 11 August. The team reportedly recovered an undisclosed amount of cash, two vehicles, and two firearms suspected to have been used in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"crime scene tape.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":295914,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/foreign-national-kidnapped-in-armed-attack-on-the-r75\/","url_meta":{"origin":54463,"position":5},"title":"Foreign national kidnapped in armed attack on the R75","author":"PE Express","date":"30 January 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"GQEBERHA - A foreign national traveling on the R75\u00a0was kidnapped yesterday morning\u00a0while traveling with his private security. According to police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, the incident occurred at approximately 10:50\u00a0AM\u00a0while the victim was driving in a blue Ford Ranger. \"The vehicle was boxed in by two silver VW\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Image for illustration purposes.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/caution-5978818_1280-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"PE Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54463"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=54463"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=54463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}