A search was launched for the suspects responsible for a spate of truck hijackings in the Delmas area of Mpumalanga.
According to Brig. Police spokesman Leonard Hlathi, two trucks from the same company transported soy from Bronkhorstspruit to Standerton was hijacked on the R50 on Monday evening at about 20:30.
Five people have been arrested for allegedly stealing 30 sheep, which they loaded into a taxi in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape.
Police spokesperson Capt Ursula Roelofse said police followed up on information that the sheep were being transported in the taxi early on Friday morning.
The vehicle was stopped and the suspects arrested. Police recovered 30 sheep.