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Pretoria News reports that Tshwane Metro Police will take legal action against the organisers of Wednesday’s protest motorcade by members of the Coal Transportation Forum (CTF), who drove their trucks into Pretoria in convoys and at low speeds, bringing traffic to a standstill.
Metro Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said the city would consider legal action against the forum after investigations had been completed. The trouble started early in the morning as the truckers took to the freeways leading into the city, causing massive traffic jams as they slowly rolled an estimated 650 coal tipper trucks into the capital. The truckers brought with them a memorandum against the government’s signing of the Independent Power Producer Programme, which they fear will lead to job losses. CTF spokesperson Mary Phadi said: “All the mines that are producing coal are going to be affected and the power stations will be forced to shut down.
- Read this report by Tankiso Makheta in full at Pretoria News
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