Armed gang, dressed in PPE gear, rob Pietermaritzburg pension pay point

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A gang of armed men, dressed as healthcare workers, made off with an undisclosed amount of money following a robbery at the Checkers supermarket at the Scottsville Mall.

It is believed that the gang entered the mall, wearing masks, face shields, gloves and white lab jackets, vai the Alan Paton Avenue entrance.

They made their way to the store where they stole more than R200 000 from the pension payouot point at Checkers. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, pensioners have been advised to collect their monies at other facilities as the supermarket will not be making any pension payouts on Wednesday. Meanwhile, investigations are still underway after PPE destined for three KZN districts, went missing earlier this week.

Items valued at millions of rands, which were due to be delivered to circuit offices and schools in the Pinetown, uMlazi and Zululand districts, have "gone missing". MEC for Education in KZN, Kwazi Mshengu, has expressed shock and dismay and has called for an investigation into the matter.

 

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KZN is a like a Neighbour country...own rules ...braise yourself for the next exploding episode of a series that are playing off there...

Dog's of life, Izinja Zempilo well done guy's

Easy money. To lazy to work, look for work or take the initiative and start something, so they rather rob because they feel entitled to it

South africa is real life GTA

Legends

bheki cele, ndosi, that is where we need your county sherrif antiques. Quell these for the county baba. Show the miscreants what you are made of, or not.

a lot of people saw that coming.

Lol it’s Hollywood time

Oh, for G..'s sake ... what next?

We should consider lockdowns at regular intervals during the very interested to compare losses during lockdown due to economic slowdown versus losses due to crime,traffic accidents;compared on same time basis....

This country never ceases to amaze... 🤦🏾‍♂️

Izinja ze game

Sad story really!

JaimeeCatherine

Can't they die and rot in hell👀👀

Long overdue 😂😂

I wonder what is he writing in that clip board 🤣🤣🤣🤔🤔

It's like Hollywood in mzansi,criminals always find ways

Ban action movies. We seeing them live now 🙄

They made a clean getaway...

GTP_Traffstats Me taking off my hat to this kind of thinking, only if we used this thinking for entrepreneurship, we will be counted in the 1st world for sure.

Really crime does not pay😞? Covid 19 is well respected even by vukuzenzele

They're smart

This is what the anti lockdown wanted. Opportunity to commit crime

Level 3 Essential Workers

This must be a movie

Mzansi is a crime scene yeseess

This is where the missing PPE went? So those who stole it must have sold it to these theives... Shouldn't be too hard to find the (inside job) staff member/s who either gave info or did it😳

Impesheni yogogo

This Corona is showing us flames

stolencarRSA Are we living in a movie or.....🤔

This is a very good move.Big up to them.

stolencarRSA Smart and clean...

TheCapeArgus This is what happens when a country has millions and millions of illegal immigrants. This is very serious matter and I dont think it's being taken seriously particularly considering that they r illegal yet have every right that citizens have.

Criminals going to adapt methods of attack. Always be ready always be vigilant it could save your life SelfDefence VictimsNoLonger

Very clever use of 'props', surprised EVERY store is not robbed with these stupid masks EVERYONE has to wear !!

Another useless investigation always investigating never do hear the outcomes of these types of incidents what a useless bunch hence the perpetrators lol everytime gov response shocked whom are guilty of this behavior as they can't run a country

TheCapeArgus OMG!!

pretorianews 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭🤔🤔🤔Mixed emotions

Who have thought🤔🤔🤔

It was a matter of time, we are in deep trouble, criminals will exploit any opportunity even when people are hungry and dying, they do not care🤦‍♀️

At least the masks worked for them.

SAPoliceService you guys have alot of real work to do now ....

Izinja 🔥

Wa bona jwale

🤣🤣🤣they put some planning into this one

The criminals are not afraid of covid19 and now are introducing new way of robbing people

miazo3

Where is that useless Bheki Cele? He must stop going for easy targets. It is understandable why criminals are outsmarting him, he holds qualifications for the wrong career.

🤣🤣🤣🤣😃🤣🤣we step up

That's clean

South Africans are getting smarter..

Were they wearing the obligatory masks?

I think they are wearing the PPE that was meant for Schools which got stolen as well.

pretorianews SA gang is getting smart.

Covid-19 Gang..🔥

It was inevitable

Lmfao

That’s a clean robbery, look at them, who would suspect them in this pandemic, one is even holding a file and writing, that’s very creative.

It was only a matter of time before this happened. Well played.

Oh for goodness sake... here we go with new disguises?! 🤔

Yo MoneyHeist 🤣🤣🤣

KZN is a different province from the rest I tell you.

The RLF will deploy ALL our Security Forces on our Streets PERMANENTLY to CRUSH gangsters and Criminal Syndicates.

Heebana

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