Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal lead South Africa in cash-in-transit robberies
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Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the provinces with the highest risk for cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies.
In the first six months of the year, almost 100 CITs have been recorded in South Africa, according to the Cash-in-Transit Association of South Africa (Citasa).
A provincial breakdown of these robberies revealed the following: Gauteng (34%), KwaZulu-Natal (33%), North West (9%), Eastern Cape (8%), Western Cape (6%), Mpumalanga (5%), Limpopo (3%) and Free State (2%).
Citasa head Grant Clark said there is a one percent difference between CIT robberies in Gauteng and KZN for the first six months of 2025.
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'CIT robbers execute CIT robberies across provincial borders,' Clark said.
'It is possible that the current trend may continue, but CIT robbers also commit robberies in other provinces, such as the Free State, during July 2025.'
Clark said the decline in CIT robberies can be attributed to several factors stemming from the collaboration among various role players.
He said these factors include preventative measures including the sharing of information; significant arrests by the police; successful opposition to bail applications; armed CIT teams defending themselves by returning fire and drivers using defensive driving techniques; CIT teams supporting each other to prevent robberies; rollout of upgraded fleet vehicles across the industry; and perpetrators failed attempts to access cash despite using explosives with multiple detonations.
'The CIT industry continues to observe that CIT robbers released on bail or parole often return to CIT robberies. Therefore, the risk of CIT robberies remains and requires ongoing vigilance and coordinated efforts from all stakeholders, including the public,' Clark said.
This comes off the back of a CIT robbery in Pietermaritzburg, in KZN, on Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, a cash guard was shot during a cash-in-transit robbery in Pietermaritzburg.
Image: KwaZulu Private Ambulance
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police are searching for 12 suspects who robbed a cash delivery vehicle of an undisclosed amount of money.
'One security guard sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was later conveyed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. The suspects also reportedly robbed two firearms and ammunition before fleeing from the scene,' Netshiunda said.
Mi7 National Group reported that a CIT robbery occurred on Murray Road, leaving one guard shot and another traumatised.
'One security officer was found on site, disoriented and visibly traumatised, but without physical injury. A second officer was discovered nearby with gunshot wounds and in a serious condition. Mi7 ALS (advanced life support) medics initiated treatment on scene, stabilised the patient with the help of another service provider, and transported him under ALS care to a nearby hospital for further treatment,' Mi7 said.
Mi7 added that unconfirmed reports from the scene suggest around 12 suspects using three or four vehicles were involved in the incident. Moreover, the suspects were armed with high-calibre rifles, including AK-47s, and the armoured vehicle was bombed during the incident.
KwaZulu Private Ambulance (KZPA) service also responded to the CIT.
KZPA spokesperson Craig Botha said it was the second CIT the service responded to this week, following a similar incident on the R34 in Vryheid on Saturday night, which had no injuries.
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