Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt after a large group of heavily-armed assailants robbed police officers of firearms and bombed a cash-in-transit vehicle on the N2 near Komga late on Thursday afternoon.The attack on the cash van took place near the Tyityaba turn-off.
A 46-year-old farmer in the Free State has been issued with a summons to appear in court on 17 charges including fraud, corruption and malicious damage to property for allegedly tampering with electricity meters.
Three cash-in-transit heists involving heavy gunfire and explosives happened on a single day in the Eastern Cape, bringing the number of attacks in the past week to five.
Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt after a number of suspects allegedly bombed a cash-in-transit vehicle on the R72 between Peddie and East London on Tuesday afternoon. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen. Provincial Hawks spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela said it is alleged a firearm from the guards was also stolen.