{"id":43786,"date":"2025-02-12T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kruisrivier-businessman-ebrahim-moosa-74-rescued-hours-after-kidnapping-20250212\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:34:59","slug":"kruisrivier-businessman-ebrahim-moosa-74-rescued-hours-after-kidnapping-20250212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kruisrivier-businessman-ebrahim-moosa-74-rescued-hours-after-kidnapping-20250212\/","title":{"rendered":"Kruisrivier: Businessman Ebrahim Moosa (74) rescued hours after kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SAPS Provincial Organised Crime, Anti-Gang Unit confirmed that businessman Ebrahim Moosa (74) was found last night, February 11, in Kwazakele. This follows his kidnapping earlier that morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sc-blHHSb eddidB\">According to police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, he is currently receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sc-blHHSb eddidB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/ud-news\/kruisrivier-businessman-ebrahim-moosa-74-abducted-outside-workplace-20250211\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>As previously reported by the Express,<\/strong><\/a> police stated, \u201cIt is alleged that at approximately 10:00, Moosa stopped at his workplace in Cuyler Street, Kruisrivier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sc-blHHSb eddidB\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/ud-news\/kruisrivier-businessman-ebrahim-moosa-74-abducted-outside-workplace-20250211\" target=\"_blank\">Kruisrivier: Businessman, Ebrahim Moosa (74) abducted outside workplace<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"article--top\">\n<div class=\"article__details\">\n<div class=\"article__accreditation\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sc-blHHSb eddidB\">\u201cIt is further alleged that another vehicle followed him into the premises and blocked him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sc-blHHSb eddidB\">\u201cThree suspects got out of the vehicle and forced the victim into a double-cab LDV. 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