Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom was involved in a botched hijacking as he was he was approaching his Kensington home.
The minister was returning home on Monday evening and hijackers emerged from the dark and tried to take his official vehicle.
However, his bodyguards came to his rescue and fought them off. Shots were fired and the gunmen fled. Neither Hanekom nor his bodyguards were injured in the incident.
Police spokeswoman Colonel Noxolo Kweza confirmed the incident but declined to give more details.
“We’re confirming it happened on Monday, but we can’t give more details,” she said.
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