The aftermath of a cash-in-transit robbery attempt: security forces secure the area while investigations commence.
The recent attempted cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery on Durban’s N2, where suspects stripped security guards of their firearms but failed to steal the cash, highlights the persistent and unpredictable nature of these attacks across South Africa. Data from the Cash-In-Transit Association of South Africa (Citasa) reveals that nearly 120 such incidents have been recorded nationally since January.
Citasa head Grant Clark said that almost 120 CIT robberies have been recorded nationally between January and mid-August 2026.
Clark said the provincial contribution is:
“Gauteng is currently the most targeted province. The increase cannot be attributed to a single factor, but rather to a combination of criminal justice, operational, criminal as well as socio-economic drivers,” Clark said.
