Chinese journalists robbed

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

Chinese journalists robbed

Johannesburg - An armed gang stole money and a camera from four Chinese journalists in South Africa to cover the World Cup, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

Several men attacked the journalists when their car stopped on the side of the road as they returned to Johannesburg after an interview, the reports said.

The thieves made off with a small amount of cash and a camera worth about $1 500 (R11 600), the Beijing News said.

"When you go out, you have to be careful, put all your valuables in the boot and no matter what happens, don't open the windows," one of the journalists was quoted as saying.

Warning

The paper said it was also trying to confirm a report that a Beijing journalist was robbed in South Africa.

China's consulate in Johannesburg has issued a warning to Chinese nationals attending the World Cup to remain alert and refrain from carrying large sums of cash, the newspaper said.

On Wednesday, an armed gang stole electronic equipment from a team of Portuguese journalists during a robbery at their lodge near Johannesburg, police and one of the victims said.

The gang broke into the lodge at Magaliesburg, northwest of Johannesburg, while three journalists covering the Portuguese team were sleeping.

[Michael Alexander]

The crooks that robbed the Poruguese have already been caught and sentenced.... I think it was 14 years and 4 years for the okie with the stolen goods....

As for the China's..... at least they are still alive...... in Africa we take you out for a R50 cellphone!

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Welcome to Africa 

[SandyB]

Ha  ha  Diana  I was going to say it but you beat me to it ...  then again  try some South American  countries  with pretty much the same sort of  workless underpriveleged ratios  plus  similar type  of  corrupt  self serving govt ... tourists have pretty much the same minefield to travel ...   not that its an excuse for SA ..  They in power  that  say they" fought for the liberation of the peeple "  should have  followed the  high moral ground  that  they so called  espoused and  blathered about years ago  ..  unfortunately money and power corupts ,,, one of the reasons  that  Eddie  is now   shunned because of his honest critique ,  and yes he has all the " struggle credentials "  but also  he has a soul  that cannot be corrupted and does not believe in  cadre deployment which is pretty much the cause of most of the negatives that blight   the  otherwise bright horizon that  our country  could have  as an example to the rest of the world ...  the soccer  fest , a  month  that has  a potential as a great nation building and uniting factor
( see   I am not negative  but taking a realistic view ) where despite the  criminal element taking advantage   is sadly so  also a temporary diversion  to the unfortunate who have been screwed over by the very peeple they voted into  power ,   will once the  party is  over  and the hangover has set in will realise they still in the same old situation of empty promises ....     

[Alfred Boehme]

As the Afrikaans people would say

Dis Leeu wereld hier, hier k#k n Tier