Free State police arrested eight people after negotiations to end a truck blockade on the N3 toll route were unsuccessful on Tuesday.
The truck protest began on Sunday in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, against the employment of foreign nationals in the sector. After talks on Monday with transport minister Fikile Mbalula and labour minister Thulas Nxesi, the protesters began to disperse.
“On Tuesday police were mobilised to attend to the situation. Negotiations were conducted between the police and truck drivers, who were warned to remove the trucks to allow other motorists to use the road. Meanwhile, Brighton Taderera, a manganese truck driver, was forced off the road on the N10 near Middelburg at gunpoint on Tuesday. According to sister paper, Taderera said he was forced off the road by a group of assailants, resulting in him hitting a tree.
HeraldLIVE reports that the African Truck Drivers forum has distanced itself from the incident and is calling for an investigation.
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