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Hulle het geld by die vragmotorbestuurder en sy passasier ge\u00ebis.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hierna het hulle die vragmotor se ruit met &#8216;n byl stukkend geslaan waarna die vragmotorbestuurder en die passasier weggehardloop het. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die kapers het met die vragmotor, R16\u2009000 kontant en ander artikels gevlug. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die vragmotorbestuurder en die passasier het later na die plek waar die vragmotor was, teruggekeer, maar dit was weg.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hulle het die polisie gebel wat begin soek het na die voertuig.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die vragmotor is later verlate in Vredendal gekry en daar is inligting opgevolg dat die kapers in twee voertuie na Kaapstad gevlug het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die polisie het vyf mans omstreeks 21:00 die aand op die pad tussen Citrusdal en Goedeland voorgekeer. Nadat die R16\u2009000 \u00e9n die vragmotor se sleutels in hul besit gekry is, is Mine Chonde (37), &#8216;n Malawi\u00ebr van Khayelitsha, Mathew Mugwara (36) van Milnerton, Lwazi Notuku (34) van Samora Machel in Kaap-\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>stad, Mofolo Thumba (38), ook &#8216;n Malawi\u00ebr van Khayelitsha, en Foster Nyambe (36), ook van Khayelitsha, in hegtenis geneem.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die vuurwapen en byl wat in die kaping gebruik is, was ook in hul voertuig. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die sesde verdagte in die saak, Bright Nyamukacha (31) van Khayelitsha, is later in die ander voertuig in Piketberg opgemerk en in hegtenis geneem. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al ses verdagtes het op Dinsdag 5 Augustus in die Vredendal-landdroshof verskyn.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens die SafetyCloud-blog word vragmotors gekaap omdat die misdadigers dit vir onwettige doeleindes wil gebruik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAPSammunisie_35147.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die vragmotorsleutels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAPSbyl_35054.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die byl en mes wat in die kaping gebruik is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SAPSgun_35149.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die vuurwapen is by die vermeende kapers gekry. 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