Transport Minister and Bodyguards Robbed at Gunpoint on South African Highway

South African police are searching for suspects who robbed a government minister at gunpoint and disarmed her bodyguards of their pistols on a busy Johannesburg highway. The robbery occurred while the minister's bodyguards were changing a punctured tire, with three gunmen appearing from bushes and robbing the minister of personal items. The incident has prompted a manhunt, and the minister described the experience as traumatizing. This incident highlights a known criminal strategy in South Africa, where robbers place spikes on the road to puncture tires and then ambush the vehicle's occupants.