The SAPS in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) are still investigating the spate of break-ins which occurred at the Maranatha Centre in Burger Street last Friday.

During the early hours of 1 March, five businesses fell prey to burglars. These businesses included, among others, a local attorney’s office, a cash loan business and Rirothe Trading & Investment, which is the company in charge of the new parking systems in the town’s CBD.  

All the offices that were targeted were on the ground level of the two-storey complex. Allegedly, the security gate that separates the downstairs offices from the upstairs offices was left unlocked.

The thief/thieves gained access into the offices by punching a hole through the first office’s wall. This proved to be an easy task, as all the offices are separated by drywalling. From there, they smashed out glass panels from neighbouring offices and left a trail of destruction in their wake.

Mr Dominic Mahlangu from Rirothe Trading said that the burglary had affected them all. “Not all of us have insurance and we will have to carry the losses ourselves,” he said. It would seem that the criminals were only looking for cash. Computers and other electrical equipment were not stolen.