KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says that they are aware of the looming truck drivers’ strike this weekend. Several national and provincial routes are expected to be affected by the All Truck Drivers Forum (ATDF) and Allied South African that is embarking on a nationwide shutdown.
In video currently making rounds on social media, the forum has called for a nationwide shutdown. It has also made demands which include the immediate removal of all foreign national truck drivers from the freight industry. Zikalala says that people are allowed to strike but it should be within the law.
“When you strike, you’re not allowed to disrupt others or disturb anyone, and we expect that those who will be striking, if they are striking will also do the same. We have called on the minister of employment and labour, to tighten regulations and to issue publicly the list of skills that could be sourced outside South Africa. We are with them in that regard, but we think everything must be done according to the law,” says Zikalala.
ATDF Secretary-General Sifiso Nyathi has confirmed that all its members will join the protest:
