Hawks Looking for a Person of Interest Following Cash-in-Transit Robbery in Sasolburg.
The Hawks’ Welkom-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) detectives are seeking Mothoezane Xaba, from Daza Hostel, whose photograph is attached, as a person of interest who may assist with the investigation into an armed cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, in Sasolburg.
It is alleged that security guards were conducting their normal cash collection duties at retailers in Sasolburg, when one of the guards was accosted by an unknown suspect who pointed a firearm at him. A bag with an undisclosed amount of cash was taken. Approximately five suspects escaped in a blue Nissan Tiida with registration number CY28TPGP.
The security guards pursued the suspects to Minaar Street in Vaalpark, where the suspects allegedly abandoned the vehicle and hijacked an Amarok 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. Xaba, who is sought for questioning in connection with the investigation, is believed to be originally from KwaZulu-Natal.
Anyone with information regarding Xaba’s whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Captain Chris Mochesane on 071 481 2546.
