A taxi driver is beaten by a mob during attacks targeting foreign nationals in the Johannesburg Central Business District in April 2015. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Kenya has issued a travel warning against South Africa, citing a rising wave of crime in a move that may spark a fresh round of diplomatic showdown months after the two States resolved a protracted visa standoff.
In a security alert sent to top government officials from Pretoria, Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Monica Juma has warned of increased cases of armed robberies, carjacking, theft, burglary, kidnap, rape and mugging.
