Season 11 Episode5

Tracker COO Duma Ngcobo explains why hijackers target business-owned vehicles

10 March 2025 · 24 min

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Tracker COO Duma Ngcobo discusses South African crime statistics relating to business-owned vehicles.

Ngcobo is a veteran executive with over 20 years of experience in the technology and telecommunications industries.

In his current role as Ch ief Operating Officer at Tracker, which he assumed in 2021, Ngcobo formulates and implements strategies that promote operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

This includes leading initiatives that have successfully improved customer experience, reduced costs, and enhanced the company’s market standing.

In this What’s Next interview, Ngcobo discusses the importance of the vehicle crime statistics Tracker recently published, and explains why hijacking business vehicles is so popular with criminals.

He then explains how Tracker is leveraging the power of AI to improve business vehicle safety for its clients.

Ngcobo also discusses geofencing, explaining how it can be used to protect businesses against vehicle-related crimes.

He highlights other emerging technologies Tracker is investigating to protect its clients from malicious parties.

Ngcobo concludes the interview by discussing what he believes the government and lawmakers can do to reduce business vehicle crime in South Africa. ...Show more