The robbery of a South African news team has sent shock waves through the country after the brazen muggers were filmed on the crew 's camera stealing their equipment at gunpoint . Vuyo Mvoko , a contributing editor for SABC News , was preparing for a 7pm live report outside Johannesburg 's Milpark Hospital when the incident occurred . Footage of the robbery shows him standing under lights and in front of the camera , while two men can be seen walking past in the background . Scroll down for video . Presenter Vuyo Mvoko can be seen preparing himself for a live cross when one of the men ( far right ) approaches from behind . After he is disrupted , two men in full view of the camera begin taking the new crew 's valuables . At first he ignores them , but when they double back claiming to have a gun , Mr Mvoko 's live cross is disrupted . The men can then be seen demanding Mr Mvoko 's mobile phone before also taking a collection of the crew 's possessions and their work laptop . In a later interview with a SABC News host , Mr Mvoko said they had spotted his phone , which was still in his hand after just having spoken to his producer in anticipation of going live on the news bulletin . He added : 'So I gave him the phone , then I think they took about two or three phones . And the laptop we were using to do the ( live ) crossing . Then they just disappeared . ' Mr Mvoko also tweeted a link to the video of the robbery , stating : ' I 'm Safe & sound . Here 's how it all happnd ( sic ) . ' Police did eventually arrive and have vowed to track down the men responsible . Lieutenant-general Lesetja Mothiba , the Gauteng Provincial Commissioner , said police were 'shocked at the brazen nature of the crime ' . Mr Mvoko later tweeted a link to the mugging video ( pictured ) and said he was 'safe and sound ' A police spokesperson said that minutes after the robbery the news crew spotted and approached a policeman who happened to be driving past . Despite driving around the area in an attempt to find the men responsible , they were unable to locate them and a case of robbery and theft was opened . The South African National Editors ' Forum appealed to anyone who recognized the assailants from the video footage to alert police to their identities . 'Every South African lives with the reality of crime , but to see thugs brazenly ignoring television cameras and robbing media workers in the course of their work , yet again brings home the level of criminality in our society , ' the editors ' group said in a statement . Mr Mvoko was reporting from outside the following reports that Zambian President Edgar Lungu was being treated there after traveling to South Africa for medical care .
Robbery of South African news presenter Mvoko caught on camera . He was preparing for a live TV cross on SABC 's 7pm news bulletin . Two men can be seen approaching the news crew demanding valuables . Carrying a gun , they stole several mobile phones and group 's work laptop . Johannesburg police have now launched a robbery and theft investigation .