Truck Violence in South Africa continues to cost the economy bearing negative effects on unemployment.
Perpetrators of the truck violence have been the obvious criminals who want to reap where they did not saw and the ATDF whose members have resorted to violence to force employers to listen to them.
Durban – Acting KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr Kwazi Mshengu, has tasked law enforcement agencies to act swiftly against those in the Freight Industry who are threatening to cause anarchy and shutdown major transport routes in the province. MEC Mshengu said all law enforcement agencies in the province are on high […]
Truck driver violence seems to be flaring up again in KwaZulu Natal following incidents of alleged ATDF ASA members harrassing foreign truck drivers in Richards Bay followed by the burning of a truck between eSikhawini and Mtunzini on the N2. Three videos are circulating on social media showing foreign truck drivers being harrassed and threatened.
Truck attackers yet again shot at and burnt three trucks on the N12 between Daveyton and Etwatwa offramp. A voicenote of one of the truck drivers attacked last night was uploaded to Youtube by eNCA. In the voicenote, the shaken trucker can be heard frantically calling for help as the attackers shoot at his truck.
Durban – An Ixopo family is mourning the death of a father and breadwinner who was senselessly killed in Alberton during the recent wave of truck attacks in South Africa. Busani Dlamini (45) left his home in Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal last Sunday headed to work. The following day, he was shot in Alberton in eastern Johannesburg.
A Zimbabwean truck driver who survived an ambush by six gunmen on the N12 highway near Daveyton, on the East Rand, yesterday was just 35km from his destination when the attack happened. Joseph Chidodo, 45, was transporting a load of frozen chickens form Standerton to Linbro Park in Johannesburg. Chidodo said a group of armed
After losing two truck drivers to petrol bomb attacks this week it only makes sense to prepare oneself on how to survive if you find yourself in the same situation. Had the government acted in time to quell the violence this writer would have been using his skill to write more about productive issues of
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the violence and vandalism affecting the road freight industry which have resulted in the death of two truck drivers and about 30 trucks burned in just two days. In a statement, Ramaphosa commended the police work that has led to arrests in Gauteng in the past 24 hours. The President
As the #TruckDriversShutdown continues, a truck driver has lost his life after allegedly being shot and then petrol bombed outside Reef Truck Stop in Wadeville on Monday night. According to truck drivers who witnessed the incident, the driver was shot before his truck was petrol bombed. When paramedics arrived, the man had already died inside
The road freight industry is under huge pressure to function in a volatile environment which have seen trucks being burnt accross the country recently. According to the Road Freight Association (RFA), the situation is so serious more than 30 trucks were torched across the country between Thursday and Sunday morning. The hot spots include the
BLOEMFONTEIN – On Satuday, 21 November 2020 at about 20h50 a complaint was received by Parys SAPS and Sasolburg SAPS of trucks that were set alight on the R59 road. On arrival they found that five trucks were already extinguished by Fire Departments from Sasolburg. It is alleged by the drivers that one truck was
