Hijackers seemed to have picked the wrong target as the victim was armed, leading to a shootout that left three criminals dead.
“Drunk driving destroys lives, apart from the astronomical economic losses in injuries and fatalities. If you cannot make the responsible choice to drive sober, then choose to get help,” said Smith.
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.
The officers were in the Heideveld area conducting tracing operations for the top 100 offenders with outstanding warrants when they spotted a vehicle on their list.
You might want to think thrice the next time you feel like flipping the bird to some a**hole on the road in Jozi.
This road rage incident in Carletonville, Gauteng is hard to watch.
It is not just xenophobia and the clash between Uber and local taxi operators that put Uber drivers at risk in South Africa.
It took these crooks around 30 seconds to surround a vehicle stopped at a red light, smash through at least three windows, steal all they could, and get away scot-free.
An Uber driver cruising around what appears to be Philippi in the Western Cape recently managed to stay one step ahead of a crook.
Dashcam footage shows a barefoot woman standing in the middle of the N1 South in Tshwane after her vehicle’s tyres were spiked late on Sunday morning.
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.