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Cash-in-transit workers take to streets to highlight need for safety
Cash-in-transit (CIT) workers plan on marching in major cities on Tuesday following a spate of heists around the country.
Members from the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) and the Motor Transport Workers Union (MTWU), are expected to march in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.
Last week, MTWU and South Africa’s major CIT companies met to discuss the march.
SBV Services said in a statement that it fully supported the action.
12 Jun 2018
'Prayer keeps me going' – cash-in-transit guard
It's a dangerous job with a minimum pay, but a prayer each morning is what some cash-in-transit security officers say keeps them going.
A security officer, who asked to remain anonymous, told News24 on Thursday that he feared for his life following the increase in heists.
"I feel a bit safer wearing my bulletproof vest, and I observe the robbers at all times [sic]. The first thing I do in the morning is pray. That keeps me going."
The guard works in the position of third man for one of the country's cash delivery security companies.
12 Jun 2018
MAP: 140 heists and counting - tracking the 'dangerous' surge in 2018 cash-in-transit robberies
Cash-in-transit robbers have become "greedy" and appear to be more dangerous, the Hawks have said about the current surge in robberies recorded.
"These are the people who don't care who they have to eliminate to get what they want," Hawks spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mulamu told News24.
Mulamu urged people to always consider their safety before taking that "few minutes of fame video".
"These people (criminals) might see them as an obstruction to get what they want. People should care and consider their safety, because these people are very dangerous."
