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World in Progress: Dreadlock Theft South Africa

Jana Genth
July 19, 2017

In South Africa, dreadlocks and Rasta braids are popular ways to give your hair some added length and volume. The fashion is part of a booming trade. But the growing demand for lucrative locks has given rise to a new kind of crime: people being attacked and robbed of their hair, as Jana Genth found out. Samantha Early presents the story.

https://p.dw.com/p/2gnkA

Author: Jana Gent/ Presenter: Samantha Early