Due to the collapse of the rail transport system, almost all suppliers are currently dependent on truck delivery for goods.
The roads of the country testify to the large number of heavy trucks moving day and night between centers to find food and consumables at outlets.
The recent months’ attacks on large trucks and their associated arson are hampering the industry. The Freight Association of SA announced in May that 1,300 trucks were damaged or destroyed in the past year.
Insurance companies now require trucks not to travel on roads between 23:00 and 04:00 due to the danger of hijacking and arson.
The most recent incident in which Bernard Groenewald and his brother-in-law where attacked near Touws Rivier d further elucidated the problem. Groenewald was resting alongside the road when his truck was thrown with a petrol bomb and after he ran away he was physically thrown with a petrol bomb, he is currently being treated in intensive
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