South Africa remains top hotspot for cargo crime

The COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts of lockdowns and a decline in the economy has only intensified South Africa’s vulnerability to cargo theft, a report by TT Club and BSI has found.

South Africa ranks among the top countries in the world, and the first on the African continent, for BSI’s forecasted losses due to cargo theft.

Johannesburg and the surrounding province remain the chief region at risk from cargo theft.