KZN residents urged to report rock-throwing incidents
Durban's Deputy Mayor, Fawzia Peer says it's difficult to say whether the number of rock-throwing incidents has dropped.
She says what they do know is that many motorists who have been targeted - aren't coming forward to report the crimes.
"I am pleading to people to report incidents to the nearest police station. This is our dilemma at the moment. People are not reporting so one cannot say there was an incident that took place," she says.
Peer says the city and other local authorities have teamed up to try and curb incidents.
The attacks, which saw people throwing rocks from bridges onto passing vehicles, triggered panic in the Greater Durban area late last year.
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Two children were killed when a boulder smashed through the windscreen of their family car on the N2 near Tongaat.
Several motorists came forward - prompting officials to identify rock-throwing hot spot areas in and around Durban.
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