'When Will This End?’: Female E-Hailing Driver Robbed by 2 Men in Shocking Dashcam Footage

• Crime journalist Yusuf Abramjee shared dashcam footage of a female e-hailing driver being robbed by two men
• The men took her belongings including her cellphone, then demanded a second phone before walking away
• The shaken driver struggled to pull away safely after the ordeal, with South Africans calling for urgent action

SOUTH AFRICA - A female e-hailing driver was robbed by two men in a frightening encounter caught on dashcam footage. Crime journalist Yusuf Abramjee posted the clip on X on 17 August 2026, drawing outrage amongst South Africans who noted the rise in such robberies in the country.

Dashcam shows female e-hailing driver robbed

The footage showed the two men approaching the driver and demanding her belongings. They took her cellphone before asking whether she had a second one, swearing at her when she told them she only had one.

After they walked away, the camera captured what the robbery left behind: a visibly shaken woman, struggling to drive, trying to collect herself enough just to pull away from the scene.

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E-hailing drivers left vulnerable

The video struck a nerve because it reflected something many South Africans recognise as a growing pattern. E-hailing drivers, particularly women, have increasingly become targets, often working alone with little protection and no immediate way to call for help mid-ride.

What made this footage especially difficult to watch was the moment after the robbers left. The driver reversed her vehicle with the handbrake still engaged, a detail that did not go unnoticed by viewers watching closely.

South Africans in the comments called on e-hailing platforms like Uber and Bolt to do more to protect their drivers, with some suggesting that passengers should be required to verify their identity using a real photo and ID number before booking a ride.

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Mzansi demands better protection for drivers

South Africans watching the clip on had a lot to say:

@kagisoKB_72 wrote:

"When will this end please"

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@destiny_ndlovu said:

"This is getting out of hand 🚮"

@NDAU_KHULWANE noted:

"She's reversing with handbrake up, trauma is crazy"

@OwiDube suggested:

"Uber/Bolt needs to enforce a policy whereby passengers have use their real photo, ID number to book a ride - so that drivers that get mugged can report that passenger"

@SyandaGoodenoug shared:

"Well managed 'situation'. It just sad"

3 Briefly News articles about e-hailing robberies

• Dashcam footage showing an e-hailing driver fighting off what appear to be would-be hijackers has gone viral on social media, reigniting concern about the safety of ride-hailing operators across the country.
• A dashcam video captured an Uber driver foiling an attempted hijacking by accelerating at speed until the two suspects panicked and jumped from the moving vehicle.
• An e-hailing driver was robbed in Philippi, Cape Town, after seven men surrounded his red Hyundai on Dontsa Street and searched the car for valuables.

Source: Briefly News