{"id":76428,"date":"2014-12-15T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=76428"},"modified":"2014-12-15T15:13:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T13:13:37","slug":"top-30-hijacking-hotspots-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/12\/15\/top-30-hijacking-hotspots-gauteng\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 30 hijacking hotspots in Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The festive season is a time to relax and unwind.<\/p>\n<p>However, that does not mean that residents should not be alert when on the road.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div>The following areas have been named the top 30 hijacking hotspots in Gauteng as identified by the <i>Topix Works<\/i> website.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>See the list of areas below:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u2022The William Nicol Drive off ramp from the N1 from the Sandton side.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of Old Pretoria Road and 1st Avenue in Alexandra.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 New Road off ramp in Midrand.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Riviera Road off ramp near Killarney Mall.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Intersection of Christiaan de Wet Road and Wilgerood Road in Roodepoort.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 All the traffic lights along Louis Botha Avenue between Alexandra and Hillbrow.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Parkwood and Saxonwold (Rosebank precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Upper Houghton and Killarney (Hillbrow precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Between 10th and 11th avenues and 4th and 7th avenues in Parkhurst (Parkview precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Glenhazel, Lombardy East and Sandringham (Sandringham precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Orange Grove and Highlands North (Norwood precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Yeoville, Bellevue and Bellevue East (Yeoville precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Wynberg, Bramley, Marlboro and Kew (Bramley precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Outside Megawatt Park.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of Kelvin Street, Pretoria Road and CR Swart (Kemptonpark precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of Elgin Road and Pretoria Road (Kemptonpark precinct).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Linksfield Road off ramp.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Booysens Road off ramp.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Nelson Mandela Bridge.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Wolmarans street.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of Harrow Street and Abel Street.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of Able and Saratoga Street and Harrow Road.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and St Andrews.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 The corner of 17th Street and Krause Street Pageview.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Heidelberg off ramp.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Traffic light on Kyalami Drive.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Beyers Naude off ramp.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Rivonia off ramp.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Midrand Road.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Grayston 11th Street and Rivonia intersections.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Jan Smuts Avenue and William Nicol Drive split in Hyde Park.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Do you think there are other areas that should be added to this list?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='06b776515a220a24a9b0b2b0800db57d'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community asked to be on alert when entering these areas this festive 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