Police have rounded up truck drivers involved in the blockade of the N3 freeway at Van Reenen Pass from the early hours of Thursday morning. Earlier on, Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said the police would investigate the incident that saw the busy freeway being closed for hours. “Police and other departments are on scene […]
The N3 Toll Route is completely blocked by trucks on both directions at Van Reenen Pass. This as the truck driver protest continues. Truck drivers are protesting against the government’s inaction in addressing the issue of foreign driver employment in the trucking industry amongst other reasons. The South African truck drivers have also been blocking
Protesting South African truck drivers have blockaded the N12 highway between Bloemhof and Wolmaranstad at the Free State and North West border. The N12 blockade started on Tuesday afternoon following the N3 truck blockade earlier on the same day. The N3 has since been reopened and traffic is flowing. The N12 highway is an alternative
The truck driver strike which started earlier on Tuesday morning on the N3 at Reitz have spread to R34 John Ross highway and the N11 between Ladysmith and Newcastle. Reports coming in suggest that foreign truck drivers are being targeted and robbed of their belongings while South African truck drivers are asked to use their
The N3 Toll Concession has confirmed that several trucks are blocking the N3 freeway at the Roadside between Warden and Villiers in the Free State early this Tuesday morning 14 June 2022. N3TC warned motorists to be cautious when approaching the area. The N3 blockade is suspected to be a truck driver strike led by
All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South African (ATDF-ASA) is embarking in a nationwide shutdown on Sunday 27 February over the employment of foreign nationals in the industry, reports News24. ATDF-ASA said they are tired of the empty promises made by the government regarding the employment of foreign national drivers. A video currently making rounds
There is growing discontent within the foreign truck drivers in South Africa community who accuse local drivers of constantly harassing them while the government looks on without intervening. Some are even contemplating downing tools to get the government’s attention saying that they are attacked by vigilante groups after they stop them on the highways. This
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the blocking of roads by protesting truck drivers saying it amounts to economic sabotage and the perpetrators should be arrested. Ramaphosa said the truck drivers’ protest was one of the first things he planned to address on Wednesday, after returning from his West Africa tour. “It is one of the
Media Statement By KwaZulu-Natal MEC of Transport, Community Safety and Liaison The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has called on the protesting truck drivers to refrain from using violence and disruption to voice their grievances and rather to continue with government-led talks to resolve their concerns. This follows the massive blockade today by the drivers of national
The N3 is currently blockaded at the bottom of the Van Reenen pass before the Tugela toll gate allegedly by protesting truck drivers. The N3 Truck blockade was reported to SA Trucker around 05h25. Police are on scene to monitor the situation. Traffic is being diverted to alternative routes. SA Trucker advises motorists to be
