Saturday’s much-anticipated Four Frames of Freedom concert at Artscape in Cape Town, a tribute to South Africa’s 30 years of democracy, was abruptly scrapped.
Looks like the host of ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ found himself in a real-life episode of ‘Trucks, Thieves, and Tequila’.
A recent video of an incident involving an e-hailing driver has gone viral on X, highlighting how e-hailing drivers are fearing for their lives.
Two men have been sentenced for their involvement in the tragic murder of Ben Tuzee, the 51-year-old co-owner of Dixies Restaurant & Bar in Glencairn.
It’s not so much the joyride that thieves are after, but the car parts that can be resold on the black market.
Shame, its a bit rof if you have a Toyota bakkie in South Africa.
A shocking new hijacking and road robbery tactic has emerged on the streets of South Africa, proving how SA criminals will do just about anything to rob you.
Harrowing dashcam footage shared on social media shows the moment the one man appears to have taken his last breath.
The South African footballer and Olympian was killed in a failed hijacking in Johannesburg on Thursday.
There’s clearly no fear of the consequences anymore.
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.
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.
Los Angeles couple Jason and Kate Zoladz were en route to Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday, 24 October, when Google Maps made them take a turn for the worst.
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.
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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.
It could be a rather expensive mistake to leave your vehicle at a local car wash.
Surveillance footage captured the thrilling moment a hero owner fought off a gang of rookie thieves trying to steal his car from his driveway.
High-value vehicles and 4X4s are being stolen left, right, and centre in this country.
Late on Tuesday night, hijackers set a bakkie on fire along with the driver, who got stuck inside for a moment.
Yesterday evening at around 7PM an armed gang blew up a van during a cash-in-transit heist in the middle of the highway.
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.
On Monday, a German tourist was shot dead at Numbi Road near Hazyview in Mpumalanga in an attempted hijacking.
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.
The stretch of highway from Somerset West heading towards Borcherds Quarry Road en route to Cape Town International Airport has become notorious.