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South Africa: Coal Truckers Claim Protest a Success
News24Wire, 1 March 2017
A coal truck driver's protest that caused traffic chaos in Pretoria on Wednesday went ahead "perfectly" and without incident, a spokesperson said. Read more »
The Coal Transporters Forum has opposed Eskom's agreements with independent power producers and staged a protest against the power utility by sending 100 trucks into the Pretoria city centre, causing traffic mayhem.
Tshwane Metro Police have deployed officers in a bid to re-open the major routes "illegally" blockaded by protesting truckers in Pretoria. see more »
The blockade by the truck drivers of the Coal Transporters Forum.
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