Mozambique: Violent Criminal Torchings Add to Deadly Cocktail of Unchecked KZN-Mozambique Cross-Border Crime

Tension and the threat of open violence is constant in the northern KwaZulu-Natal towns and villages bordering Mozambique following the brazen activities of cross-border crime syndicates. In recent weeks, communities have been protesting in frustration and some have been taking the law into their own hands – with opportunistic criminal elements creeping in, evidenced by the torching of a Mozambican truck and a bus late in January, and further incidents in February.

The area is seen as a gangster’s…