Minister robbed and bodyguards’ guns stolen in South Africa

Tyres of Sindisiwe Chikunga's car punctured by spikes on highway south of Johannesburg, say police

A South African government minister has been robbed and her bodyguards have had their guns stolen, say police, in what authorities in the country described as an unprecedented incident".

The attack took place on Monday as the transport minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, was travelling on a highway south of Johannesburg, police said.