Reporter Vuyo Mvoko was preparing to give a piece to camera for SABC news outside Milpark hospital in Johannesburg.
Just then two dodgy blokes who had been hanging around decided to pounce on him and the crew demanding cash. One pulled a firearm on the reporter while the other one grabbed a laptop and some phones.
However, it won't be a hard job to identify the criminals as they went out live on air.
We reckon Pascal Sheehy and the lads at RTE will be carrying pepper spray and knuckle dusters from now on!