Hawks hunt Mothoezane Xaba over Sasolburg cash-in-transit robbery
Police say about five suspects shot at guards, abandoned two hijacked vehicles and escaped in a Vosloorus-bound taxi on Tuesday.
The Hawks are looking for Mothoezane Xaba, from Daza Hostel, as a person of interest in an armed cash-in-transit robbery in Sasolburg on Tuesday, 22 September 2026.
The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation said its Welkom-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation detectives want to question Xaba in connection with the case. He is believed to be originally from KwaZulu-Natal.
According to the police account, security guards were doing their normal cash collection duties at retailers in Sasolburg when one of them was accosted by an unknown suspect who pointed a firearm at him. A bag with an undisclosed amount of cash was taken.
About five suspects escaped in a blue Nissan Tiida with registration number CY28TPGP, the statement said. The guards pursued them to Minaar Street in Vaalpark, where the suspects allegedly abandoned the vehicle and hijacked an Amarax Quantum minibus with registration number MD45GVGP, along with its driver.
The suspects then drove towards the Vereeniging taxi rank, where they abandoned the minibus and boarded a taxi travelling to Vosloorus.
Two vehicles in the vicinity and several building walls were damaged during the shooting. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
Anyone with information on Xaba’s whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Captain Chris Mochesane on 071 481 2546. Anonymous information can also be reported to Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or through the MySAPS App.
This report is based on the South African Police Service media statement, which is a summary of the police account rather than the full case docket. Source: South African Police Service (SAPS), https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=71414
