24/09/2020
Urgent notice: Possible ATDF (All Truck Drivers Foundation) nationwide demonstrations on 25/09/2020 pertaining to dissatisfaction with foreign nationals expected to result in risks to business operations
Information indicates that members/supporters of the All Truck Drivers Foundation (ATDF) are planning to embark on demonstrations nationwide on 25/09/2020 due to dissatisfaction with the supposed high number of foreign nationals employed within the Road Freight Sector. Applicable risks in the event of unrest include violent attacks on trucks/drivers, arson (pelting trucks with petrol bombs), barricading of roads with hijacked trucks, violent clashes between criminals and authorities as well as looting of trucks. Although ATDF previously distanced itself from similar planned demonstrations, sporadic incidents of unrest by its members/supporters took place, as such, in the event that ATDF distances itself from the planned demonstrations, unrest remains probable. Take note that demonstrations, while reportedly planned for 25/09/2020, could materialise from late on 24/09/2020. In addition, be advised that members of Sisonke People`s Forum (SPF), who previously voiced support for ATDF, embarked on demonstrations on 24/09/2020 against immigration laws, while members of Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) are supposedly planning to embark on demonstrations along major roads in Tongaat, Durban Central and Mariannhill (KwaZulu-Natal) from 24/09/2020 against foreign nationals allegedly decreasing employment opportunities for South Africans and are therefore likely to participate in or support ATDF demonstrations on 25/09/2020.
Urgent notice: Possible ATDF (All Truck Drivers Foundation) nationwide demonstrations on 25/09/2020 pertaining to dissatisfaction with foreign nationals expected to result in risks to business operations Information indicates that members/supporters of the All Truck Drivers Foundation (ATDF) are pla...