A director of a coal transportation company says they were shocked to learn that one of their employees was allegedly behind the arson attack on a truck belonging to their subcontractor.
SG Coal confirmed that their driver, Nelson Shongwe, who was allegedly caught on dashcam video hijacking a truck and later setting it alight, was among the five men who appeared in theSibusiso Mthethwa, Fundile Mpondo, Mafika Sibane and Nkosingiphile Gumede— who have all been linked to the recent spate of truck torchings. Their case was postponed to next week.
He said the driver was on his way to drop off coal in Richard’s Bay when he suddenly saw two burning trucks on the N2 between Piet Retief and Ermelo, about 45km from his work. “The man pointed what looked like a firearm at the driver and told him to get out or he will suffer the consequences. The driver opened the door and got out while the attacker, who was wearing a hoodie, took the wheel and then torched the cabin using a flammable [liquid],” said the subcontractor.
So far, 21 trucks have been torched in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng in what has been described as co-ordinated attacks.
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