'I don't like this, we need to leave': relief organisation helping Cape flood victims robbed and hijacked

This was the second hijacking IRSA has endured in two months — the earlier one being while helping weather-battered communities in Tongaat, KZN

18 July 2024 - 22:58 By Kim Swartz

Lavona van Aarde realised things were getting volatile, glanced over her left shoulder and caught sight of a man emerging from a house with a gun...

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