The Road Freight Association has made significant progress in its anti-hijacking campaign, having broken three syndicates in Gauteng. RFA CEO Gavin Kelly told delegates at the annual Road Freight Association (RFA) conference in Swaziland last week that hijacking had been a thorn in the association’s side for years. “We have seen some tremendous successes in the past few months. We’ve broken three major syndicates in Gauteng and we finally got hold of the SAPS syndicate.” A string of hijackings in Gauteng by a syndicate travelling in cars fitted with blue lights and wearing police uniforms had hit the industry hard. “The SAPS finally breathed a sigh of relief, although it was a shock that these people were not necessarily fake police and that members of SAPS were part of the syndicate,” said Kelly. “It has, however, been a tremendous win for us. We are very pleased about these breakthroughs.” According to Kelly, hijacking figures are on the decrease, but he emphasised the importance of reporting incidents.
