There has been a tsunami of hijackings last week with the week ending with the fatal shooting of local businesswoman Helen Fanourakis.
On March 26 a couple visiting from America was hijacked where the N12 and N4 splits.
Mr Meirt and Ms Sera Avis said they were stopped by a vehicle with a blue light.
Thinking it was the police Mr Avis pulled over.
Five armed men overpowered them and they were taken to an open field close to Boksburg.
By the time going to print the couple could not be reached for comment because they were in Swaziland.
The next night a woman was coming from work on the N12 when she too was stopped by a car with a blue light.
According to her a man came over and asked her why she was driving so badly and requested her driver’s license.
While she was looking for her license in her bag, another man overpowered her, took her car keys and forced her in the back of their vehicle. Her hands were tied with cable ties.
The men drove to Delmas, demanded her bank cards and pin numbers.
The men then drove to an unknown place where they assaulted and threatened to kill her.
The men left her there and drove off.
Patrolling police found the shaken woman.
Hijackers surprised a man at the automatic teller machine where he just drew some cash.
“I drew money at around 22:00. My friends were still in my car waiting for me. As I turned around, three armed men stood behind me, walked me to my car and forced my friends out of the car. They took the cash I just drew and my cell phone and drove off.”
Nkadimeng advices all drivers to have a tracking unit installed in their vehicles.
“Not long after the hijacking my car was found in Gordon Road,” Nkadimeng said.
Sunday did not go so well for a woman who just came from a church service.
The woman left her car idling as she got out quickly to open the gate in front of their house.
She told police she heard a gun being bridged and turned around just to see an armed man and his friend getting into her car and drove off.
Unfortunately her handbag with all her belongings was in the car when it was stolen.
A case of hijacking and kidnapping was opened after a woman heard a gunshot in the garage moments after her husband pulled in on April 1.
When she got to the garage she noticed her husband’s car was missing and he was nowhere to be found.
According to the national crime statistics as many as 16 325 car hijackings were reported in 2017/2018.
Statistically, this means that 45 cars are hijacked every day in South Africa.
Police spokesperson Capt Eddie Hall said vehicle owners must take hijacking very serious and be thoroughly prepared and vigilant.
“If you are unsure of whether the vehicle trying to pull you over is actually an official police vehicle, remain calm, switch on your vehicle’s hazard lights to show that you are prepared to cooperate and drive to the nearest police station,” Capt Hall advised.
Capt Hall said hijackings are on their priority list.
