Hundreds of security guards are marching in South African cities to protest against rising cases of cash-in transit heists.

The events in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg have been organised by the South Africa Motor Transport Workers Union (MTWU).

Participants are holding up placards calling for action to stop the cases. Some say," stop robbing us".

According to South African Banking Risk Information Centre, there have been 159 heists reported since the beginning of the year.

The northern province of Gauteng has been the hardest-hit with 61 heists, followed by Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape, both sitting on 21, news 24 reports.