Social media users urged not to spread fake news about kidnappings or abductions

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Police in the province have cautioned social media users against posting unverified information about kidnappings or abductions. The police say they have noted a rise in social media posts in relation to false reports of kidnappings in the Metropole and a few outlying areas. The Police’s Joseph Swartbooi:

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