Daily News reports that police and metro police were forced to use stun grenades to disperse protesting tow truck operators who blockaded the N2 Freeway to Umhlanga on Friday morning.
The busy freeway came to grinding halt after black-owned tow truck operators blockaded the highway with their vehicles in protest over what they believe are unfair practices by the short-term insurance industry on their business. Tow truck owners and their employees began their protest on the N2 near the old Durban international airport from 6am and gradually snaked their way to Umhlanga. Peak hour traffic from Amanzimtoti to Umhlanga and from the N3 towards Pietermaritzburg was backed up for kilometres. The protest was against Telesure Investment Holdings Short-Term Insurance and it was alleged that the black-owned operators were only given a fraction of business given to white-owned tow truck operators. Telesure said the grievances were unfounded.
- Read this report by Zainul Dawood in full at Daily News
- See too, Tow truck drivers protest in Durban, at TimesLive
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