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Eskom announced on Monday that it was withdrawing services from Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha after the security vehicle accompanying the power utility’s workers in the area was hijacked. (Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik)

Eskom withdraws from Cape Town informal settlement after second attack

On Monday, a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked

A police vehicle guards the front of the hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 702 after passengers disembarked at Cointrin Airport in Geneva.

Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian plane ‘for asylum’

A co-pilot who hijacked and diverted an Ethiopian Airlines flight in search of asylum, is being questioned by police, say authorities.

Hijacked car found at Kaizer Chiefs player’s parking bay

A car stolen in a hijacking, which was caught on CCTV footage, has been found in the parking bay of an Amakhosi player.

The lockdown, which is in effect from March 26 to April 16 and saw the total closure of all ports and the limiting of non-essential travel inside the country.

Hijacked plane claim causes alarm at OR Tambo

A hijacking claim delayed an SAA plane on the tarmac at OR Tambo, while police tried to determine whether the captain was not in fact a hijacker.

According to insurance companies and police statistics

Hijacking claims are down

Insurers are unlikely to lower their premiums as a result of the improved statistics, writes Lisa Steyn.

Singer Chad Saaiman in ICU after attempted hijacking

Singer Chad Saaiman is in an intensive-care unit after being shot during an attempted hijacking in Glenhazel, northern Johannesburg.

Durban woman survives 60m fall

A woman who was flung 60m from a bridge during a hijacking in Durban, was recuperating in hospital, a news report said on Monday.

Somali pirates walk the ladder in hijack battle

The way you spot a Somali pirate in a sea of fishermen, says a top French naval commander, is not the AK-47s on his skiff — it’s the ladder on deck.

Dube witness fails to recognise the accused

A witness called to testify in the Lucky Dube murder trial in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday said she did not recognise the accused.

Passengers overcome Turkish plane ‘hijacker’

Passengers overpowered an apparently drunken man who on Wednesday tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight en route to Russia.

Metro cops in trouble after N1 hijacking

Four metro cops may be in hot water for driving past rocks placed on the N1 highway where a Johannesburg man was ambushed and killed.