The City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate has issued a strong condemnation of the alarming increase in hijackings and violent attacks against its waste services staff and vehicles, reports Cape town Etc .
These disturbing trends are not only endangering the lives of essential frontline workers but are also jeopardising the critical waste collection and cleansing services relied on by millions of residents across the metro.
In a stark revelation, data for the financial year from July 2024 to June 2025 documented a troubling 57 cases of hijacked Urban Waste Management vehicles.