The Man Truck (pictured) with registration plates JT 35CW GP is sought after on SAPS Maydon Wharf Cas No. 501/03/2025 for Theft of Soda Ash valued at R800 000.
Two trailers with registration plates CJ.93DW GP & CJ 93DT GP are also sought after 26 tons of the Soda Ash were stolen by a fictitious sub-contracting transport company operated by an unknown Indian male. The product was taken from Maydon Wharf in Kwazulu Natal at appox. 09:30 on March 18, 2025. The drivers details were provided as Mbongeni Amos Mañana and believed to be fake. A certified copy of South African Identity Document for Manana was recovered (picture 2) and has not been verified at this stage.
Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), is a versatile compound used in a wide range of applications, including glass manufacturing, detergents, and as a water softener, as well as in food, pharmaceutical, and metallurgical processes.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of these vehicles or the stolen products, please call Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) on 0861234333.
Information will be treated with the strictest confidence.
26 Tons of Soda Ash stolen in Maydon Wharf https://t.co/531g6hl9cH#ArriveAlive #Crime #SodaAsh @ReactionUnitSA @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/59HOf8A6FU
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) March 21, 2025
