{"id":44644,"date":"2024-04-24T23:50:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kariega-man-released-on-bail-after-staging-kidnapping-20240424\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:49:16","slug":"kariega-man-released-on-bail-after-staging-kidnapping-20240424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kariega-man-released-on-bail-after-staging-kidnapping-20240424\/","title":{"rendered":"Kariega man released on bail after staging kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>52-year-old Xolile Douw from Kariega, who staged his kidnapping earlier this month, has been released on R 7 000 bail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/ud-news\/kariega-suspect-arrested-for-staging-own-kidnapping-20240422\"><strong>Kariega suspect arrested for staging own kidnapping<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appeared in 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