FOUR Zambian trucks carrying spare parts which were hijacked in South Africa on Sunday have
been recovered.
However, the spare parts are missing. Three of the trucks were found abandoned in the industrial area of Steeledale, which is 15 kilometres from the crime scene in Wadesville while the other truck was dumped in Dragon within Johannesburg.
This is according to a statement yesterday by
first secretary for press and public relations at the Zambian High Commission in South Africa Naomi Nyawali.
“The four trucks were recovered by South African police in conjunction with a private vehicle tracking firm which respective companies engaged to provide tracking systems for the trucks,” she said.
Ms Nyawali said the trucks are parked at South African police FNB Impounding Yard in Soweto, awaiting further investigations.
“No arrests have been made so far but the trucks were found in good condition,” Ms Nyawali
said.
All the four Zambian drivers that were victims
of the hijacking are still in South Africa awaiting further instructions.
The trucks that were coming from Zambia to South Africa carrying different vehicle engines for reconditioning in Wadeville and Kempton Park
garages in South Africa were intercepted by hijackers.
Three trucks were hijacked in Wadesville, Germiston while one was intercepted in Joeslovo,
Gauteng Province.
The trucks were being driven by Katongo Mulenga, Boniface Chabala, Jimmy Kasenga and Charles Kakoma.
The drivers were tied with cables and bundled in a car before being dumped.
And Government has assured truck drivers crossing between Zambia and South Africa of
safety.
Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo said the South African government has given assurances that the trucks will move without hindrances or threats to drivers.
Mr Kampyongo said this in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, en route to Egypt.
This is according to a statement yesterday by first secretary for press and public relations at the Zambian Embassy in Ethiopia Inutu
Mwanza.
The minister said the case of the four Zambian trucks which were hijacked in South Africa is being investigated and could be a mere act of criminality.
Meanwhile, Mr Kampyongo said Zambia accepts the apology rendered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding attacks on foreign
nationals.
The apology was made during the funeral procession of former Zimbabwean President Robert
Mugabe in Harare, Zimbabwe.
He said Zambia will welcome special envoys that President Ramaphosa will send to meet President Lungu or government officials on the matter.
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