Twenty-four tyre spiking incidents have taken place within 18 days in Mpumalanga .
Police said the criminals were armed with guns in most of the reported incidents.
Police urged motorists to be alert on the roads as cases of tyre spiking increase in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West.
Police in Mpumalanga said there has been 24 tyre spiking incidents between 1 April and 18 May in the province.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Lionel Nyathi said the suspects were armed with firearms in most of the incidents. These incidents usually occur late in the evening or early hours of the morning. Once motorists drive over these objects, their tyres get punctured or their vehicles damaged in the process, so they are forced to stop and inspect their vehicles. While doing so, the suspects then violently approach and rob them of valuables, such as cellphones, laptops, clothing items, cameras, firearms, jewellery as well as sums of cash, amongst others, he said on Saturday.
Tyre spiking warnings on Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West roads
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Police have urged motorists to be on alert in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West due to the increase in tyre-spiking cases in these provinces.
According to Mpumalanga police, a total of 24 tyre-spiking incidents have occurred in the province within 18 days. In most of the reported incidents, police said the suspects were armed with guns.
Explaining robbers’ modus operandi, traffic authorities in Gauteng said objects such as rocks are thrown from overhead bridges to force motorists to stop or lose control of their vehicles before robbing them.
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The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for people older than 60 was off to a rocky start on Monday after miscommunication from the Mpumalanga Department of Health (DoH).
The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for people older than 60 was off to a rocky start on Monday after miscommunication from the Mpumalanga Department of Health (DoH).
On Monday people from the Ehlanzeni District received messages informing them to go to their designated vaccination sites, but they were sent home again without receiving their jab.
The disgruntled community members raised their concerns on how the DoH had failed to communicate with them. They accused the department of not being considerate towards the elderly people who had to wake up early to get to the designated sites, but were then sent home without a valid explanation.