‘You never recover from something like that’: Highway robbers turn N3 into hell run

Petrol station attendants no longer turn a hair when bleeding victims come for help

12 November 2023 - 00:05 By Isaac Mahlangu and Thanduxolo Jika

The stretch of highway where transport minster Sindisiwe Chikunga and her entourage were hijacked and robbed this week has been commandeered by roving criminals who terrorise motorists after dark...

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