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CIT Heists: Panyaza Lesufi calls for a move to “convert our province into a cashless environment”.
Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of Gauteng, has suggested that the province become a “cashless environment” to stop the increasing number of cash-in-transit heists that take place there every day.
The N12 in Johannesburg was shut down on Saturday due to a CIT robbery that resulted in the explosion of a cash vehicle.
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Lesufi to X (formerly known as Twitter) to react to the horrifying scenes from the weekend, and suggested an alternative to CIT truck on busy highways.
“If we remove cash and convert our province into a cashless environment this madness will be minimised. The retail industry must heed our call to move towards cashless.”
“The hospitality industry especially hotels is cooperating nicely with us. We are a highly digital province. Even uncles when they ask for money they say ‘eWallet’ me”. wrote Lesufi
If we remove cash and convert our province into a cashless environment this madness will be minimised. The retail industry must heed our call to move towards cashless. The hospitality industry especially hotels are cooperating nicely with us. We are a highly digital province.… https://t.co/FiMWomy7QP
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) October 7, 2023
Heists involving cash-in-transit (CIT) are making headlines once again too frequently. The Cash-In-Transit Association of South Africa (CITSA) expressed serious alarm over the sharp rise in cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies across the nation over the weekend.
The worst aspect, according to Grant Clark of CITSA who spoke to EWN, is that the busiest months for CIT robberies are still to come.
“In October, we have already had 10 incidents and we haven’t even got through most of the month. Normally this time of year we see a spike in the incidents in the November and mid-December period, so it’s extremely concerning,” said Clark,
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