Numbi Gate Hijackings

[RogerFraser]

Over the past few weeks there have been reports of Hijackings along this stretch of road and now someone was attacked and shot .

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Melani De Beer
11h ·
NB NB !!!! Ek en my 2 kids het in Pretoriuskop gekamp. Ek wil net almal waarsku om NIE die Numbi hek te gebruik nie. Ek is vandag daar op die pad waar 'hulle' my probeer highjack toe ek stadig oor 'n hobbel gaan. Hulle het om my begin skiet, polisie beweer so 12 skote. Ek het het wegjaag, trailer en al. 6 skote agterna ook in my band, ruit, sitplek, bonnet en kannt van my kar. Maar ongelukkig het van die koeels my kar getref en hulle ook my 14 jarige dogter in die been geskiet . Waar ek nou net in my eie bed by die huis wou slaap. Slaap ek in n gastehuis omdat my kind more teater toe gaan. My seun 11 is so getraumatiseer. So bitter onnodig! Moet asb nie daar ry nie en waarsku ander!!!!

Melani De Beer
‎12pm‎ ·
‎NB NB !!!! My two children and I were in a state of a state. I just want to warn everyone not to use the Numbi gate. I'm there today on the road where 'they' try to highjack me when I slowly go over a bump. They started shooting around me, police allege about 12 shots. I drove away, trailer and all. 6 shots in hindsight also in my tire, racket, seat, bonnet and cannty of my car. But unfortunately some of the bullets hit my car and they also shot my 14-year-old daughter in the leg ‎‎. Where I wanted to sleep in my own bed at home. I sleep in a guest house because my child is going to the theatre tomorrow. My son 11 is so traumatized. So bitterly unnecessary! Don't go there and warn others!!!!‎

[Richprins]

This was reported to police two weeks ago already, and it seems no action taken!

[Lisbeth]

Better not go on any road in SA, especially a woman alone Killing comes very easy to some people

[Richprins]

The thing is Mirreille even confirmed a previous incident with police, and what happened?

It would be easy even to get some community watch going on that short stretch of road. In fact, Kruger's mysterious Community Levy can pay for such a worthwhile endeavour.

[Lisbeth]

The police seems to not move a finger, whatever happens

[Richprins]

Have confirmed yesterday's incident was not on the lone stretch just before the gate like the others, but in the Township itself near a taxi rank on the R538 main road!! (Mosungwa)

Very bad news as right in the middle of the general population and pedestrians!

[Peter Betts]

I havent used Numbi in 52 years

[Lisbeth]

Have confirmed yesterday's incident was not on the lone stretch just before the gate like the others, but in the Township itself near a taxi rank on the R538 main road!! (Mosungwa)

Very bad news as right in the middle of the general population and pedestrians!

Numbi Gate has always had a bad reputation.

[harrys]

The thing is Mirreille even confirmed a previous incident with police, and what happened?

It would be easy even to get some community watch going on that short stretch of road. In fact, Kruger's mysterious Community Levy can pay for such a worthwhile endeavour.

Ag please RP, you want them to do what, this country is f%#&@d up and the police and goverment does'nt care one bit, not even for their own people

[Richprins]

Mother and children caught in hijacking attempt on way home from KNP

Melani de Beer and her two children narrowly escaped death, when two suspects rushed in, guns blazing, in an attempt to hijack her vehicle on the R538 in Mganduzweni yesterday afternoon.

1 hour ago
Bartlo Nel

Melani de Beer (39), her daughter, Miah (14), and son, Marnu (11), ended their holiday fleeing for their lives on their way back home to Pretoria from the Kruger National Park.

They had stayed in Pretoriuskop for almost two weeks during the holiday before deciding to leave a day early to escape the rain. They exited the Kruger from the Numbi Gate and got onto the R538 towards White River.

According to the Masoyi police’s spokesperson, Nanikie Nonyane, De Beer was slowly driving her fully loaded car and trailer over a speedbump near a taxi rank in Mganduzweni, on the R538, 20 kilometres outside White River, when two suspects emerged from both sides of the road to stand in front of the vehicle.



“I grabbed my daughter, who sat next to me, and started praying as they loaded their guns and screamed at us,” said De Beer. As soon as the shots started firing, she ignored the heavy weight of her vehicle and drove off without hesitation.
Two suspects shot at the tyres to try and prevent Melani de Beer and her children from getting away.

Bullets went flying through the bonnet, tyres and the passenger window. Miah was shot through her right leg. As the car drove off, the suspects continued to shoot at its tyres. De Beer said nine to 12 shots had been fired at her vehicle.

A few kilometres later, De Beer had to stop due to the vehicle’s tyres being ripped through, and to attend to her daughter’s wound and calm down a traumatised Marnu.



A witness, who drove behind them, stopped to help them and called ER24. When the police and emergency services arrived, Miah was taken to Mediclinic Nelspruit.

De Beer had to relive the whole incident when she went on social media to warn others of the dangers on the road to Numbi Gate. “I am grateful that my prayers were heard when we were in the car and that no one got seriously injured. My daughter and son are safe, and that is the only important thing to me,” she said.

SANParks’ spokeperson, Ike Phaahla, stated that they have issued a warning to the public to be extra vigilant when driving to Numbi Gate and asked the Masoyi police to ensure a safer environment in the area.

The police are still on the hunt for the suspects, who will be charged for attempted murder.

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