ActionSA Tshwane to Approach City Council to address Increased Hijackings Due to Loadshedding
Councillor Nkele Molapo
ActionSA Tshwane S79 Chairperson for Community Safety
ActionSA will ask the City of Tshwane to u provide feedback on a reported increase in hijacking incidents due to load shedding, as well as put forward recommendations to the city’s council to compel the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) to deploy resources to the areas affected.
This as the party has been made aware of three hijacking incidents that occurred in the city during loadshedding which are alleged to have occured in Mamelodi, Centurion and Pretoria West.
A twitter thread today have also alleged that similar incidents occurred in the Akasia areas of Chantelle, Nkwe Estate, Amandasig, Clarina, KarenPark and the Orchards over the festive season.
According to the reports, it is alleged that the hijackers work as a syndicate where they specifically target areas that experience loadshedding. The syndicate is believed to force the victim to drive to an area where they de-active the car tracking system, and then follows to withdraw funds from the victims’ bank accounts.
ActionSA will, through our structures, advocate for intensified visible policing in areas that are experiencing loadshedding at a particular time, especially at night.
While the issue of loadshedding is a national matter, at a local level, South African Police Service (SAPS) and TMPD need work together and deploy resources to areas that experience load shedding at night.
ActionSA is a party that stands for the rule of law and we’ve been clear in our election manifesto that wherever we deploy public representatives, we will work to ensure that we improve the safety and security of all residents.
ActionSA Tshwane to Approach City Council to address Increased Hijackings Due to Loadshedding
ActionSA will ask the City of Tshwane to u provide feedback on a reported increase in hijacking incidents due to load shedding, as well as put forward recommendations to the city’s council to compel the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) to deploy resources to the areas affected.
This as the party has been made aware of three hijacking incidents that occurred in the city during loadshedding which are alleged to have occured in Mamelodi, Centurion and Pretoria West.
A twitter thread today have also alleged that similar incidents occurred in the Akasia areas of Chantelle, Nkwe Estate, Amandasig, Clarina, KarenPark and the Orchards over the festive season.
According to the reports, it is alleged that the hijackers work as a syndicate where they specifically target areas that experience loadshedding. The syndicate is believed to force the victim to drive to an area where they de-active the car tracking system, and then follows to withdraw funds from the victims’ bank accounts.
ActionSA will, through our structures, advocate for intensified visible policing in areas that are experiencing loadshedding at a particular time, especially at night.
While the issue of loadshedding is a national matter, at a local level, South African Police Service (SAPS) and TMPD need work together and deploy resources to areas that experience load shedding at night.
ActionSA is a party that stands for the rule of law and we’ve been clear in our election manifesto that wherever we deploy public representatives, we will work to ensure that we improve the safety and security of all residents.