What started out as whispers and social media posts has morphed into a terrifying ordeal for residents of Jozi’s upmarket northern suburbs.
The arsonist’s latest attack occurred in Oaklands on Sunday night and he appears to be turning increasingly violent.
It appears that the fears of residents in the upmarket Jozi suburbs of Hyde Park, Dunkeld, and Illovo, were well-founded.
The man, who acts alone, is said to break into homes in the upmarket suburbs of Hyde Park, Dunkeld, and Illovo, steal nothing, and then set them alight.
On Sunday evening, numerous residents in the Devil’s Peak area reported seeing people lighting fires on the mountain. One resident, and his dogs, sprang into action.
A man was caught red-handed yesterday in Vredehoek, attempting to set fire to the mountainside before being taken into custody.