Public radio’s longest-running daily global news program.
©2025 The World from PRX
PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.
Dreadful Crime: Dreadlock Thefts in South Africa
A man was recently robbed of his dreadlocks at a South African night club. It’s believed that the man’s dreads were stolen to feed a growing demand for human hair extensions.
(Photo: iStock)
A man was recently robbed of his dreadlocks at a South African night club.
It's believed that the man's dreads were stolen to feed a growing demand for human hair extensions.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Poppy Louw of The Times newspaper in Johannesburg, about the growing number of dread thefts in South Africa.