Statemeont by Councillor Rob Quintas, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility

On Friday, 2 December 2022, one of the City of Cape Town’s road marking contractors was hijacked while performing maintenance work on roads in Delft.

The contractor, who was working under the supervision of the Urban Mobility Directorate, was hijacked and lost his vehicle and road marking equipment in the process. Not only has this left the affected contractor without the means to complete his work, but has traumatised the roads teams in the area who are now unwilling to enter the area without an escort to ensure their safety.

This unfortunate incident has resulted in a delay in the project intended to improve the condition of the roads in Delft.

The City condemns this criminal act in the strongest terms, and urges members of the Delft community to come forward with any information regarding the incident. We cannot allow such criminals to undermine the essential work that the Urban Mobility’s roads teams are doing to improve services in the community.

Witnesses are encouraged to come forward to share any information that will assist with the investigation by either visiting their nearest police station, or by calling the Transport Information Centre (TIC) on 0800 65 64 63. The TIC line is operational 24/7 and anonymous tip-offs are welcome.

Source: City Of Cape Town