A case of hijacking has been registered for further investigation after the 41-year-old manager of Mangaung Metro Solid Waste was allegedly hijacked during the shutdown protest.
This comes after a photo of a burning vehicle was making the rounds this morning. According to Brigadier Motantsi Makhele, this was the vehicle of the 41-year-old manager of Mangaung Metro Solid Waste.
Makhele said the manager was driving along MacKenzie Street in Heidedal on his way to work when a he was stopped by a white bakkie with registration number JKL 673 NW.
Three males from the bakkie then approached the manager in his vehicle and one pointed him with a firearm and instructed him to get out of the vehicle. “They then drove away with his BMW and after a few minutes the vehicle was recovered burnt at MacKenzie Street.”
According to police, the situation in the city is still tense and is being closely monitored by the police.
Sazly Hartzenberg
