Four men robbed a store in Claremont on Monday, stealing R10 000 worth of cigarettes and R10 000 out of the cash register before speeding away.
Owners of the Mayfield Mini Market, on the corner of Belvedere and Keurboom Street in Claremont, said that four men walked into the store just after 7.30pm and they thought they were just regular customers until one of them pulled out a gun.
One of the two male foreign nationals, who are employees of the store, says: “I was sitting outside of the shop when the one guy walked up to me.
“I thought he was a customer so I greeted, but then he pulled out a pistol and pressed against me before he told me to go inside.”
He said the men, three of whom were armed, came around the counter and started taking cigarettes and cash.
“They came in and just took the stuff they wanted and they also took our cellphones.
“Before they left they also took one of the customer’s car keys but they did not take his car.
“We are grateful that nobody was hurt, but this is not the first time this has happened.
“They robbed us before in February and they also robbed the other shops down the road.”
A car guard says he saw the suspects escape in a silver Nissan Almera “which was idling outside of the shop while the robbery took place”.
SAPS’ Andre Traut says no arrests have been made.