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TimesLIVE writes that government's inability to resolve the deep-rooted issue of the hiring of foreign national truck drivers has again resulted in protest action.
Hundreds of truck drivers — claiming to be from the All Truck Drivers Foundation (ATDF) — embarked on action on Monday in the Bayhead area of Durban to protest against the hiring of foreign national truck drivers in the country. Metro police spokesperson Supt Parboo Sewpersad said at least 300 protesters gathered on Langeberg Road in Bayhead, burning tyres and blockading parts of the road. On Sunday evening, members from the ATDF embarked on protest action at the Marianhill toll plaza along the N3 highway. There have been attacks on trucks across the province and country over the past few days. The Road Freight Association (RFA) told the Sunday Times that at least 30 truck drivers had been attacked across SA last week alone. Dozens of trucks have been torched since last Thursday, fuelling fears that yet another trucking war was looming.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Orrin Singh at TimesLIVE
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