Four security guards killed in separate cash-in-transit attacks in Gauteng and KZN
Four security guards were killed in separate cash-in-transit attacks in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, prompting renewed calls for urgent action against heavily armed robbery syndicates.
Four cash guards were killed in separate cash-in-transit (CIT) attacks in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal earlier this week. CIT robberies in South Africa increased significantly between January and mid-August, with nearly 120 incidents, primarily in Gauteng (42%) and KZN (23%). In 32% of these incidents, no cash was taken, despite the occurrence of deaths, firearm theft, equipment losses, and vehicle hijackings.
Grant Clark, head of the Cash-in-Transit Association of South Africa (Citasa), expressed outrage over the attacks, emphasizing the escalating violence against CIT personnel by heavily armed and organized criminal groups. Police in Gauteng and KZN have launched investigations and are seeking multiple armed suspects involved in the attacks.
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