KwaMashu CIT Heist: Crowds Rush to the Scene After Armoured Vehicle is Blown Up in KZN

• An armoured cash van was attacked and destroyed in an explosion on the M52 near the KwaMashu-Phoenix off-ramp
• Videos circulating online after the incident happened showed crowds rushing to the scene to grab any money they could find
• The South African Police Service has since launched a manhunt for those involved in the attack on the cash van

Byron Pillay, a Briefly News journalist, has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He worked as a newspaper journalist for 10 years before transitioning to online.

KWAZULU-NATAL - Videos have surfaced online of looters rushing to a scene after an armoured cash transport vehicle was attacked and blown up.

The vehicle was attacked on the M25/M52 highway near the KwaMashu-Phoenix off-ramp in KwaZulu-Natal on the afternoon of 28 August 2026. The incident took place in the vicinity of Duffs Road and the KwaMashu Crossroads interchange.

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Crowds descend on the scene

Footage shared on social media showed a chaotic scene along the highway shortly after the explosion, with members of the public converging on the area in large numbers.

The behaviour of bystanders rushing toward the site is consistent with previous cash-in-transit heists in South Africa, where scattered banknotes following an explosion often draw members of the public before authorities can secure the area.

Police have since launched a manhunt for those involved in the attack. At the time of publication, no official confirmation of casualties among security guards, suspects, or bystanders had been reported.

Other Briefly News stories about looting

• A recent looting incident involving a Cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle in the Free State area sparked urgent debates regarding poverty and desperation in South Africa.
• Viewers were stunned when a crowd descended upon a Heineken delivery truck that was involved in an accident, seizing the opportunity to loot beer despite the presence of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
• Chaos that ensued following a car accident involving a delivery truck in the affluent Fourways area of Johannesburg, where motorists were seen looting fabric softener from the wreckage.

Source: Briefly News