South African Transport Minister Robbed in Highway Ambush

Unidentified assailants robbed South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga as she was traveling with her bodyguards along one of the country’s main highways.

“The tires of the minister’s car were punctured by spikes, bringing the car to a stop enabling the criminals to rob the occupants of valuables,” Transport Ministry spokesman Collen Msibi said in a statement on Tuesday. “This incident took place in the early hours of Monday morning when the minister was en route to Pretoria.”