KwaZulu-Natal police warned they were ready to deal with threats to block national roads and highways ahead of a national shutdown called for by the All Truck Drivers Forum SA ATDFSA against undocumented workers in the transport sector on Saturday.
Speaking in Durban on Friday, acting provincial commissioner Maj-Gen Phumelele Makoba said: As police in KZN we are concerned that while we thought our co-operation with ATDFSA was in good standing, we woke up to threats of road blockages and other illegal activities planned for Saturday.
Makoba said police had not received any formal notice of the protest, but intelligence gathered through public statements indicated that organisers intended targeting companies accused of employing undocumented foreign nationals over local drivers.
