South Africa's Mall Attacks - How Safe Are Shoppers?

Government officials and the South Afrcan Police Service have embarked on a campaign to increase police visibility around shopping malls following several robberies which acting national Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane says "tend to spike during the festive season".

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