Hijacking hot spots in and

November 2014

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Overview The purpose of this report is to give a brief overview regarding hijacking hotspots in Gauteng that may impact business operations and security. The following regions were focussed on: Johannesburg and Pretoria. This report will allow the reader to make informed decisions and mitigate risks in terms of property, staff, clients and business operations.

Situation

Johannesburg: • The William Nicol Drive off ramp from the from the side. • The corner of Old Pretoria Road and 1st Avenue in Alexandra. • New Road off ramp in . • Riviera Road off ramp near Killarney Mall. • Intersection of Christiaan de Wet Road and Wilgerood Road in Roodepoort. • All the traffic lights along Avenue between Alexandra and . • Parkwood and Saxonwold (Rosebank precinct). • Upper Houghton and Killarney (Hillbrow precinct). • Between 10th and 11th avenues and 4th and 7th avenues in Parkhurst (Parkview precinct). • Glenhazel, Lombardy East and Sandringham (Sandringham precinct). • Orange Grove and Highlands North (Norwood precinct). • , Bellevue and Bellevue East (Yeoville precinct). • Wynberg, Bramley, Marlboro and Kew (Bramley precinct). • Outside Megawatt Park. • The corner of Kelvin Street, Pretoria Road and CR Swart (Kemptonpark precinct). • The corner of Elgin Road and Pretoria Road (Kemptonpark precinct). • Linksfield Road off ramp. • Booysens Road off ramp. • Nelson Mandela Bridge. • Wolmarans street. • The corner of Harrow Street and Abel Street. • The corner of Able and Saratoga Street and Harrow Road. • The corner of Avenue and St Andrews. • The corner of 17th Street and Krause Street Pageview. • Heidelberg off ramp. • Traffic light on Kyalami Drive. • Beyers Naude off ramp. • Rivonia off ramp. • Midrand Road. • Grayston 11th Street and Rivonia intersections. • Jan Smuts Avenue and William Nicol Drive split in Hyde Park.

Pretoria: • The Atterbury Road off ramp from the N1 in Menlyn. • Lynnwood Road off ramp on the N1. • John Vorster Drive off ramp from the N1 in Lyttelton. • Jean Avenue off ramp from the R28 in Centurion. • Rigel Avenue off ramp from the N1 in Erasmuskloof. • Corner of University Road and Lynnwood Road in Hatfield. • The traffic lights along Walker Street and Nelson Mandela Drive in Sunnyside. • The Lynnwood Road and Solomon Mahlangu. • The traffic lights along Nelson Mandela Drive in Sunnyside. • The traffic lights along Simon Vermooten Road in Silverton. • Along Beyers Naude Drive and Paul Kruger Street in Wonderboompoort. • Duncan Street Sunnyside. • The R55 in Erasmia. • Burnett Street and Hilda Street. • Delfi Avenue and Garsfontein Road in Garsfontein.

JOHANNESBURG HOT SPOTS:

Orange Grove Sandringham

Louis Botha Avenue William Nicol Intersection

Glenhazel Nelson Mandela Bridge

Between 10th and 11th Avenue and Wolmarans 4th and 7th Avenue Parkhurst Street

Highlands North Lombardy East

Christiaan de Wet Road and Wilgerood Road Megawatt Park

intersection

Upper Hougthon, Alexandra Bellevue, Yeoville, Hillbrow

Corner of Kelvin and Corner of Elgin Old Pretoria Road and Pretoria Road with CR Swart

Linksfield off ramp Booysens Road offramp

Rosebank and Corner of Harrow, Parkwood Abel and Saratoga Streets

th Corner of Jan Smuts Corner of 17 Avenue and and Krause St Andrews Street Street

Kyalami Beyers Naude off ramp

Rivonia off ramp Midrand Road

• Grayston 11th Street and • Jan Smuts Avenue and Rivonia intersections William Nicol Drive split

PRETORIA HOT SPOTS:

Delfi Avenue Walker Street

Nelson R55 Erasmia intersection Mandela Drive

Lynnwood and Solomon Rigel Avenue Mahlangu intersection

Lynnwood Road University Road intersection

John Vorster Drive

Atterbury Corner of Hilda intersection and Burnette Street

Simon Vermooten Duncan Road Road