In a brazen robbery, three suspects wearing overalls with reflective strips entered the shopping centre in a van without registration plates shortly after the gates opened at 06:00. They broke the glass of a room displaying artwork by well-known artists Marke Meyer and Roberto Vaccaro.
Surveillance footage captured the suspects loading the artwork into the van and driving off.
According to De Handelspost owner Werner Wenhold, the robbery took place during the shift change of security guards, while only coffee shop personnel were at the centre.
“Although an alarm is installed, we don’t know if the alarm went off when they broke open the room,” he said.
Wenhold is offering the R100 000 reward in an attempt to identify the thieves and recover the artwork.
“It is a big loss,” he said.
Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact 083 703 7586 or 083 494 3501.
