Khayelitsha police are on the hunt for suspects who were involved in a cash-in-transit robbery on Monday (19 October).
Const Ndakhe Gwala, spokesperson for the police in the Western Cape, confirmed the incident. According to Gwala the cash-in-transit vehicle came to a local shop in Xola Street, Ikhwezi Park to collect cash from the shop.
“The security officers were ambushed by gunmen who disarmed them and made off with two service pistols and R670 000,” explains Gwala.
The incident occurred at approximately 08:40.
Gwala added: “The suspects fired four shots on the ground before fleeing in a VW polo TSI but no injuries were sustained.”
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At the recent release of the crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia said cash-in-transit robberies were among the serious crimes that reduced.
“These are the crimes that create fear in our communities. Many are committed by organised, heavily armed criminal groups that operate with planning and sophistication. Others are interpersonal crimes, perpetrated by people known to their victims, reflecting deeper challenges within our social fabric and the breakdown of trust and relationships in communities,” said Cachalia during his speech.
“Seeing sustained declines across these categories demonstrates that intelligence-led policing, targeted operations and improved collaboration between law enforcement agencies are beginning to have an impact, while also underscoring the importance of broader social interventions to address the root causes of violence.”
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These statistics indicate that 33 cash-in-transit robberies took place in South Africa this year over a period of three months from April to June. Here are the amount of cash-in-transit robberies recorded across all nine provinces: Eastern Cape (4); Free State (3); Gauteng (10); KwaZulu-Natal (8); Limpopo (1); Mpumalanga (3); North West (2); Northern Cape (0); and Western Cape (2).
Anyone with information about the incident in Khayelitsha can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or submit information anonymously via the MySAPS mobile application.
