Concern over increasing cash-in-transit heists in KZN

Three of the company's guards were hurt in the attack on the road linking Greytown and Msinga on Wednesday. 

A group of around 20 heavily armed men approached the armoured vehicle the guards had been travelling in - shooting them off the road. They then used explosives to access the vault. 

Up until now, the use of explosives in such attacks has been confined - more or less - to Johannesburg.

Fidelity issued a statement on the heist yesterday.

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Fidelity’s CEO Wahl Bartmann says there’s been an unacceptably high increase in the number of cash-in-transit incidents across the industry this month - following on from an apparent lull in June.

He says that last week alone there were four cross pavement incidents and three vehicle attacks - one in the Eastern Cape and two in Bloemfontein.

And, he says, with Wednesday’s attack in KZN - this trend is particularly concerning, as it could indicate that crime is simply being dispersed from Gauteng into other areas.

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Bartmann says while they’re encouraged by recent arrests made by the police, it is imperative that all stakeholders involved continue to apply pressure.