A dashcam video capturing an attempted robbery of an e-hailing driver in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, has sparked outrage on social media, with South Africans calling on police to arrest the suspects.

The footage, which has gone viral on Facebook and X, allegedly shows a woman identified on social media as Angelique Yaya Munique and two men attempting to rob the driver on Tuesday, October 27, at around 10 am.

Gauteng police had not commented on the incident at the time of publication.

The video, lasting two minutes and 46 seconds, captures the moments leading up to the attempted robbery, the confrontation between the suspects and the driver, and the suspects searching the vehicle for valuables.

At the beginning of the footage, the woman appears to be waiting for additional passengers. She can be heard telling the driver that two more people are expected to join the trip.

As Maskandi music plays in the background, the driver is seen looking at his cellphone while the woman holds the vehicle’s door handle and repeatedly looks around.

A man in a white T-shirt subsequently enters the back seat, while another approaches the driver and appears to engage him in conversation before getting into the vehicle.

The situation changes when the driver appears ready to begin the trip.

One of the men sitting in the back (in a white T-shirt) reaches forward and pulls the handbrake before attempting to grab the driver. The woman also reaches towards the driver, seemingly attempting to take his cellphone.

The driver reacts quickly and manages to escape from the vehicle, avoiding what appears to be an attempted robbery.

During the confrontation, one of the men can be heard repeatedly shouting, “Shoot him, shoot him, shoot him, shoot him.”

The words have particularly alarmed social media users, who expressed concern that the confrontation could have turned deadly.

After the driver escapes, the two men remain around the vehicle, searching the front seats for valuables. The woman is seen standing outside before disappearing from the camera’s view.

One of the men moves from the back seat to the front passenger seat and continues searching for items to steal. The dashcam captures his face as he looks through the vehicle.

A second man, wearing a bucket hat, also returns to the vehicle and searches it again before leaving.

The suspects eventually leave the vehicle’s front doors open. They can be heard speaking Afrikaans during the commotion, while a small dog barks in the background.

Several minutes later, another man approaches the vehicle and closes the doors. He is heard shouting, although the footage does not establish whom he is addressing.

The video has prompted calls for the South African Police Service (SAPS) to investigate and arrest those allegedly involved.

Social media users have also circulated photographs of people they believe are connected to the incident. However, the identities of the suspects and their alleged involvement have not been officially confirmed by police.

One X user described the moment when the suspect allegedly called for the driver to be shot as particularly disturbing.

“That ‘shoot him! shoot him!’ just sent chills down my spine, because what do you mean they are willing to kill this young man for some small change???? kanjalo nje???!!! This is sickening!” the user wrote.

Another user attributed the incident to drug abuse, writing: “This is what drugs does to them, Drugs takes away their conscious to a point that they can kill you even for a R1, because they just want a quick fix.”

A third user criticised the driver’s apparent distraction before the confrontation.

“The driver is an idiot who doesn’t pay attention to his surroundings. The woman passenger was showing all the red flags, but he was busy playing with his phone,” the user wrote.

The incident has renewed concerns about the safety of e-hailing drivers, who have increasingly raised concerns about being targeted by criminals while transporting passengers or responding to ride requests.

E-hailing drivers in Eldorado Park and other parts of Gauteng have fallen victim to robberies and other criminal incidents. Some confrontations have been captured by dashcams installed in their vehicles, providing footage of incidents that might otherwise be difficult to reconstruct.

Dashcams can assist investigators by recording events inside and around vehicles, although footage must still be examined alongside other evidence to establish what happened and identify those responsible.

The latest video has also highlighted the risks drivers face when meeting unfamiliar passengers, particularly when additional people join a trip before it begins.

While social media users have called for swift action, the allegations against the individuals identified online remain subject to police investigation. No arrests had been confirmed at the time of publication.

African Time will publish a comment by Gauteng police once received.