Truck owners have become targets for mobs who are demanding that foreign national drivers step down.
Johannesburg - Truck owners, already under pressure from a shrinking economy exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, have become targets for mobs who are demanding that foreign national drivers step down.
A truck owner from Zululand, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisal, said his nephew, a truck driver, had to dive into a bush after he was assaulted by a mob who also poured petrol on him. He said his truck and trailer, which had not been insured at the time, was burnt to ashes. He said his "brave" nephew engaged in a fist fight with his assailants before fleeing when gunshots were fired.
He said, as a result of the attacks against drivers and damage to trucks, he expected insurance premiums on his other truck to be raised. The man, who was delivering gas to Zimbabwe when his truck was attacked, told the Sunday Tribune he only had two trucks.
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