Runners Report Cellphone Theft During Johannesburg 10km Race

Run Your City Joburg 10k organisers slam mass theft reports

Organisers of the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10k have slammed reports alleging nearly 100 cellphones were stolen during the Heritage Day event, confirming with SAPS that only two incidents were formally reported.

Runners report cellphone theft during Johannesburg 10km race

What was meant to be a festive Heritage Day run through Johannesburg has left some participants dealing with an unwelcome problem: reports of stolen cellphones during the race. As per reports by SABC News, the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10km, held on Thursday, 24 September, has been the subject of social media reports from runners who claim they were... Read more →

Phone Thefts Hit Over 100 Johannesburg Race Runners

More than 100 runners lost their phones when thieves struck during the Absa event in the city on Heritage Day. Criminals mixed in as participants and cut bags along the route. Victims flocked to stations after the phone thefts left them without devices in the middle of their fitness celebration. Runners set out full of […] Source

Johannesburg Runner’s Bag Cut During 10K as Phone Theft Claims Surface

Khathutshelo Mulaudzi says her phone was stolen at Joburg’s Absa Run Your City 10K, where over 100 runners reportedly joined her at a police station after race.