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News24 reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government has secured commitments from freight owners aimed at quelling attacks on trucks.
According to KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala, the government has reached agreements with various stakeholders in the freight industry to prioritise locals for employment, with truck owners having committed to providing at least 400 new jobs for South Africans. "The engagements follow recent disturbances on our major national highways, where trucks were torched and drivers attacked in a long-standing dispute over the employment of foreign nationals in the trucking industry. We reached important commitments which we believe that if they are implemented successfully, will guarantee peace and stability in this all-important industry. In principle, we agreed that truck operators must, with immediate effect, prioritise the employment of South African drivers. Every foreign national who is currently driving a South African registered truck must be appropriately licensed and have a valid permit issued by the Department of Home Affairs," Zikalala indicated. The province will engage the Department of Employment and Labour to manage the database of prospective drivers, which will be submitted by the driver associations, including the All Truck Drivers Foundation (ATDF) and the National Drivers' Federation. Zikalala said they would soon mount an intensive operation, together with the national government, along the N2, N3 and N11 routes in KZN in which drivers who did not have proper permits would be targeted.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntwaagae Seleka at News24
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