Damaged G4S security vehicle following CIT heist along Elias Motsoaledi road in Soweto on 10 January 2026. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen A cash-in-transit (CIT) heist on Saturday, 10 January 2026, led to an extensive police operation along Elias Motsoaledi Road in Soweto. The incident unfolded in the early hours of Saturday morning when unidentified suspects attacked a CIT vehicle and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
The authorities later established a second crime scene in Meadowlands, where vehicles believed to be linked to the robbery were discovered. Addressing the media at the scene, Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni told journalists that the person responsible for escorting the cash vehicle was taken by surprise when he heard gunfire. He explained that the van lost control and rolled over as a result of the attack.
“Out of that, instantly, the robbers then came out and they set the explosive and the cash van exploded. An undisclosed amount of money was taken,” Mthombeni said. According to Mthombeni, the police quickly obtained descriptions of the vehicles believed to have been used in the robbery.
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After receiving information the police’s Crime Intelligence, law enforcement authorities including the Hawks linked to form a multidisciplinary team. “They followed information approximately three to five kilometres from this crime scene in Meadowlands. Then they ultimately got the vehicles which fit the description.
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