With over 9,000 truck hijackings in South Africa from 2021 to 2025, how can the logistics sector turn the tide? Despite advanced security measures, the crisis persists, highlighting the crucial role of drivers in safeguarding cargo.
Each of the 9 068 hijackings of trucks between January 2021 and December 2025 involved a living, breathing driver as much as the billions in cargo that were targeted.
Despite massive rollouts of innovative systems and tech to track, monitor and secure assets, we haven’t really moved the needle in 5 years.
South Africa’s almost R300 billion logistics sector is facing quite a unique challenge.
On one hand, we are witnessing an e-commerce explosion that the Online Retail in South Africa 2025 report estimates current annual turnover at more than R130 billion.
