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The remains of a truck that was torched on the N4. Photos: SAPS

Eleven trucks torched on second anniversary of July 2021 riots

Arsonists set trucks alight on the N3 and N4 highways in attacks that have been described as economic sabotage

A truck that was torched on the N2 on Sunday night during a service delivery protest.

Protestors set trucks alight on Durban highway

Last month, protestors angry over constant electricity blackouts torched a car

Life and death at the Beitbridge border post

The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the…

Journey’s end: Although KwaZulu-Natal has escaped much of the trucking violence that has rocked the country in the latest flare-up, the province has a history of attacks on road freight industry vehicles, particularly those driven by foreigners. (Jacques Stander)

Xenophobia weaponised in ‘truck wars’

KZN’s premier has tried to intervene by offering South Africans preferential access to jobs, but foreign drivers say locals don’t want the work

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has distanced itself from ongoing strikes in the sector as well as the attacks on foreign truck drivers

Violence exacts huge toll on lives and a R1bn loss in the freight sector

The Road Freight Association puts the cost of the ongoing attacks on trucks at about R1.2-billion with 1 200 vehicles and cargo destroyed

Truck drivers can assist to identify and help trafficking victims who have been forced into prostitution on Africa’s highways

Truckers UNiTE against human trafficking

Truck drivers are the eyes of the campaign, which combats horrific crime

Truck company in racial wage war

A Western Cape trucking outfit is allegedly rigging salaries against some race groups

AA calls for daytime lights for taxis, trucks

The Automobile Association on Monday called on the government to implement the compulsory use of daytime lights for minibus taxis and heavy vehicles.