Chikunga: Truck torching criminality, will not be tolerated
Transport Minister Sindiswa Chikunga has joined several other government officials, associations, and organisations in condemning the spate of truck torching in the country.
This comes after a recent series of truck attacks across the country which have been deemed to be economic sabotage by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The first incident happened on Saturday night when six trucks were torched on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), followed by five trucks that were set alight in Mpumalanga, another three trucks in Limpopo and on Tuesday morning, two more trucks went up in flames on the N2 near Empangeni also in KZN.
“This is criminality that will not be tolerated. These criminals are committing an act of economic sabotage, which must attract the harshest penalties permissible in law”.
“Our road network is the lifeblood of our economy and transports valuable cargo that keeps the wheels of our economy turning”, said Chikunga in a statement released on Tuesday.
She says the transport department is working with law enforcement agencies to apprehend the perpetrators.
The Ministry of Police and the South African Police Service (SAPS) management are expected to address a press briefing on Wednesday on their response to the attacks.
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