News24 | Eastern Cape Cops on High Alert Amid Truck Torching Threats

News24 | Eastern Cape cops on high alert amid truck torching threats

Eastern Cape police are on high alert after trucking companies reported receiving threats of violence if they used their trucks on the R335 (Addo Road) near Gqeberha.

Give us jobs or we torch your trucks, South Africans tells businesses

By Anita Dangazele SA Drivers group warned trucking companies not to use trucks on 5 September or vehicles will be burned. The business forum calls threats extortion and says the group wants to force companies to hand over jobs through violence. Businesses in Gqeberha’s Markman industrial area are being targeted by a group calling themselves SA Drivers. The group is threatening to block Addo road. They also want to set fire to trucks driven by…

SAPS On High Alert After Threats To Burn Trucks On Addo Road

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Nelson Mandela Bay says it will not tolerate threats of violence against truck operators after several companies alleged that they were warned not to use their trucks on the R335 (Addo Road) this Friday, 05 September 2025. According to reports, trucking operators were intimidated and told their vehicles would be stopped and set alight if they dared to operate on the route. The threats are believed to st…