High-value vehicles and 4X4s are being stolen left, right, and centre in this country.
On Saturday afternoon, hijackers were about to get away with a new Toyota Fortuner when armed bystanders started shooting at them.
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.
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.
Hijacking in South Africa has surpassed the number of vehicle theft, according to vehicle tracking company Tracker.
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.