The specific problems of vehicle hijacking in South Africa have been extensively documented. However, it does not make difficulties like this any easier to comprehend. Following a spate of occurrences in the province’s north east, police in Gauteng have issued a warning about a local crime hotspot this week. Bronkhorstspruit has been flagged by SAPS in the past few days, with hijacking attempts and vehicle robberies on the rise. The town, which sits near the provincial border with Mpumalanga, has been blighted by opportunistic crooks – and they seem to have a favourite spot to carry out these …