The South African footballer and Olympian was killed in a failed hijacking in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Kathy and Ralph are experienced adventurers who spent their retirement sailing aboard Simplicity, spending summers in New England and winters in the Caribbean.
Early on Tuesday morning, several motorists were robbed of their belongings during peak traffic on the M1-M2 split at the Crown Interchange in Johannesburg.
The ‘mass eviction’ saw hundreds of illegal foreigners being detained and transported to the immigration office in Epping.
These freight robberies seem to have become so run-of-the-mill that truck drivers don’t even bat an eye when a hijacker shows up to steal the vehicle and its load.
The kidnappers, aged 24 and 30, took the terrified pair on a 77km road trip after hijacking them in Gansbaai.
To get their hands on these massive freight vehicles and the goods they carry, hijackers have had to up their antics.
In 1971, a man hijacked a commercial plane flying from Portland, Oregon, ordered bourbon and soda from his seat in 18E, showed the air hostesses his bomb, demanded $200 000 in ransom money, parachuted out of said plane in a black suit, and was never seen again.
A brazen attempted hijacking was caught on CCTV cameras, showing the victim ram their car into their house’s gate and reverse the hell out of there.
Nobody was harmed, but the sad news is that the EMS Ambulance will, unfortunately, be put on pension, which is a great loss as it was one of a few ICU Ambulances in KwaZulu-Natal.
Late on Tuesday night, hijackers set a bakkie on fire along with the driver, who got stuck inside for a moment.
As a mere bystander in this situation, you would have been forgiven for making a few wild assumptions.
On Saturday afternoon, hijackers were about to get away with a new Toyota Fortuner when armed bystanders started shooting at them.
Every Saffa has it drilled into our heads that we need to remain aware of our surroundings while travelling at all times, but it helps to know when to really switch on and stay on the defence.
CCTV footage from a Durban parking lot shows four men loaded with guns pulling up behind a white Golf 7, accosting the female driver, and then stealing her car.
There’s been a recent shift in hijacking trends where criminal syndicates are changing their tactics and adapting.
Happy Monday. Let’s lighten the mood with some crime stats, shall we?
Security firm Fidelity Secure Drive recently released data on which car brands and makes hijackers target, when they prefer to strike, and the methods they use.
Hijacking in South Africa is getting worse, according to South Africa’s crime statistics for Q3 2021/2022.
While Google regularly updates Chrome to fix any vulnerabilities, it is still a target for many threats.
Two security officers were sitting in a company patrol vehicle in Groblersdal, Polokwane when a pair of gunmen appeared out of nowhere.
None of us want to hear about cars being stolen from hijackings or vehicles being broken into for valuables. However, this is a reality that might affect you.
On September 13, one of the worst things that can happen to any parent happened to Alicia Lamprecht.
Cape Town mother Alicia Lamprecht dealt with any parent’s worst nightmare this morning when her seven-month-old son was taken in a hijacking.
A Johannesburg councillor and her family almost had their Range Rover hijacked at a Lonehill complex on Saturday night, but quick thinking and luck helped them escape.
Police minister Bheki Cele released new crime statistics for the last two years, and the reports show a big jump in hijacking numbers.
Hijacking in South Africa has surpassed the number of vehicle theft, according to vehicle tracking company Tracker.
Video footage captured a high-speed car chase along Boyes Drive, between Muizenberg and Fish Hoek, which took place on Monday. The man filming certainly enjoyed the arrest.
Tracker’s Vehicle Crime Index shows a decrease in hijackings across South Africa, but that doesn’t mean that we can let our guards down, especially in certain areas.
On January 25, former Hawks boss Johan Booysen was chased by a man wielding a gun, although the assailant’s attempts to discharge the weapon were unsuccessful.