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.
It’s not often that you see a truck involved in a high-speed chase, with the driver hijacking the vehicle in Porterville and initially avoiding a police roadblock.
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the owners of that ‘hijacked’ property on Lochner Road.
Metro police took down a hijacker in a high-speed car chase on the N12 in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Unfortunately, while many industries remain closed during lockdown, criminals are getting back to work.
The SAPS has warned that hijackers have upped their game, and are using a few new tricks to steal cars in South Africa.
So you think you’re a pro just because you’ve cracked rank 8 000 on ‘Grand Theft Auto’? Well, this guy figured out how to steal Elon Musk’s space car.
The SAPS crime stats for 2019 reveal the 30 areas with the worst hijacking statistics. Thankfully, Cape Town doesn’t feature.
Tracker has released its vehicle crime statistics for the year July 2018 to June 2019, which also provides insight into the areas where hijackings are most prevalent.
In what will hopefully serve as a warning to other would-be criminals, Sanral cameras kept track of two armed hijackers until the police could catch up to them in Jozi.
CCTV footage shows a man fighting off three hijackers who tried to kidnap him in Bluff, Durban.