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Cutting Edge | Under Siege

Hijacking is one of the rising crimes in South Africa. According to the latest SAPS quarterly data, crime increased by 14% during the fourth quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year. It has the community of Manguzi, along the Mozambican border living in fear as syndicates pounce in the middle of the night at their residence; take their cars and other household items and drive them to the border fence where they tie them up before vanishing across the border. While the problem dates back at least 23 years ago, it got worse around the 2000s. The police and community leaders say while the crime has gone down a bit now since the government sent teams from the national office and improved its SANDF deployment on the border, residents still live in fear and want their cars, some of which are stored in Mozambique returned. SABC’s In-Depth team went there to speak to victims of the hijackers and visit their alleged hideout, where some police officers also fear to go. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.