“This Is Now Too Much”: E-hailing Driver Ditches Car and Escapes During Hijacking, SA Aggrieved
- An e-hailing driver's car was hijacked by passengers he picked up on 27 August 2026 in a South African township
- The driver managed to escape on foot after realising the danger he was in, angering one of the robbers
- South Africans viewers were aggrieved after seeing the clip and called on police to act swiftly and arrest the suspects
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An e-hailing driver in KwaZulu-Natal made a split-second decision that may have saved his life. When passengers he had picked up turned on him during an armed robbery, the driver abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot. Journalist Sihle Mavuso shared the footage on his X account @ZANewsFlash on 1 September 2026, captioning it with an urgent plea: "Please circulate until they get arrested."
E-hailing drivers face growing safety risks
The clip quickly gained traction, drawing thousands of views as outraged South Africans demanded swift police action. The incident took place on 27 August 2026 in a local township. The footage showed the driver sensing the threat early, and the moment things escalated, he bolted from the car rather than confront the armed suspects.
The robbery reignited a long-running conversation about the dangers facing e-hailing drivers across South Africa. Unlike taxi drivers who operate in familiar routes and communities, e-hailing drivers pick up strangers with little to no prior knowledge of who is entering their vehicle.
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Watch the robbery footage that sparked the outcry in the X video below:
Mzansi reacts to the KZN robbery
Many South Africans watching the video were relieved the driver got out safely, but deeply disturbed by how routine such incidents have become. They flooded the comments with concern, anger, and calls for action:
@CharlesMvala said:
"The driver was ready for any action. You can see the way he looks at them."
@Njola19 wrote:
"Mkhwananzi fetch them; they're dangerous."
@ams_fox92086 shared:
"One of the most dangerous jobs; you don't know who you pick up. Just glad the driver instantly ran the hell out of there."
@Maveet added:
"I think a gun is needed when you're an e-hail driver. This is now too much."
@advdalibatyi argued:
"SA needs new crime-fighting strategies anchored on intelligent, technology-enabled coordination that connects communities and the security ecosystem in real time. Future crime prevention will depend on better information, faster coordination, stronger situational awareness and the use of tech."
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- A Cape Town e-hailing driver was robbed of his cellphone at gunpoint by two men who requested a ride, and the incident was caught on a dashcam.
- South Africans were left deeply disturbed after shocking Cartrack dashcam footage emerged showing an e-hailing driver and his companion being assaulted, hijacked, and robbed late at night by two passengers in their back seat.
- An e-hailing driver deeply moved South Africans after breaking his silence following a terrifying gunpoint robbery to thank the community for their support and share troubling details about his attackers.
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