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The cold front and wet conditions were not the only things that happened over the weekend

President Cyril Ramphosa said the torching of six trucks on the N3 on Sunday was reminiscent of the events that took place leading up to the 2021 July unrest, adding that it seemed like economic sabotage.

Just hours after six trucks were set alight on the N3 in what has been described as "a co-ordinated attack on the road freight sector", another five were torched under similar circumstances in Mpumalanga.

Mpumalanga police a Toyota Hilux bakkie and sedan stopped the trucks before Waterval Boven tunnel and set them alight

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The N3 highway was closed for most of Sunday as mop-up operations got under way. The police are yet to make any arrests following the attacks.

Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for a group of people who set five trucks alight in Waterval Boven (Emgweya) in Mpumalanga.


In the early hours of Sunday morning six trucks were torched on the N3.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expecting an intelligence report on attacks on trucks in South Africa after he expressed concern about the impact of the incidents on the economy.

Arsonists set trucks alight on the N3 and N4 highways in attacks that have been described as economic sabotage