Rampant hijacking of eThekwini vehicles affects service delivery, endangers lives: municipality: In the face of increased hijackings of municipal vehicles, six men have been nabbed with car parts allegedly stolen from the eThekwini municipality's fleet.
The municipality said on Thursday it has experienced a “sharp rise” in hijacking incidents involving municipal and contractor vehicles.
“In the current financial year, it has lost no less than 95 vehicles, with the number rising daily. This has had a negative effect on service delivery, with employees often left physically and psychologically scarred.” Hotspots include Mayville, Folweni, Umlazi, KwaMashu, Inanda, Zwelibomvu, Hammarsdale and KwaNdengezi.
The latest arrests were made after a tip-off led metro police to Tafelkop, iLembe, “where the men were found stripping and loading municipal vehicle parts to transport them”.
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