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[In Memes] Twitter reacts to OR Tambo heist Lamborghini saga

Social media was abuzz on Monday morning following reports of five suspects being arrested in connection with the OR Tambo Heist.

March 20, 2017
Review Online 1 minute read
Over R200 million was stolen during the heist.

CORRECTION:

The incorrect photo has been circulating on social media regarding the arrest.

According to information, the people in the photo are policeman and not suspects as reported.

Review spoke to the Spokesperson for the Hawks, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi who said that arrests can’t be confirmed at this stage and that social media had influenced reports regarding the matter.

“The information cannot be verified at this point. There are different stories circulating on social media and we will inform the public on the correct story in due time,” he told Review

 

POLOKWANE – Following a brazen heist at one of Africa’s busiest airports just weeks ago, five suspects have been arrested.

Reports suggest that one is said to be a member of SAPS, while three others are said to be security personnel working at the airport.

The men are expected to appear in the Kempton Magistrate’s court on Monday with sources saying more arrests are expected soon.

A total of R24m in foreign currency was stolen from a plane at the airport earlier in March after suspects, in a marked police vehicle, intercepted the money after a SAA flight landed.

Following the news of the arrest, Twitter users took to the social media site to poke fun at the situation.

https://twitter.com/_IamThato_/status/843544219943886848

https://twitter.com/Kele_tebza/status/843746517882228736

https://twitter.com/cybeque/status/843748565331705856

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March 20, 2017
Review Online 1 minute read

Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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