SA truckers suspend protest over foreign drivers

A PLANNED demonstration by truck drivers in South Africa to push their government to ban drivers from foreign countries has been suspended indefinitely.

The All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA) is accusing foreign drivers, including Zimbabweans, of taking their jobs. Zimbabwean drivers constitute a significant number of foreigners who are driving freight trucks in South Africa.

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