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Striking truck drivers this week blockaded both sides of the N3 highway which links inland provinces with the ports of Durban and Richards Bay, disrupting the movement of goods.

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The Consumer Goods Council says smaller towns off the N3 are the hardest hit by this week’s truck blockades. 

Motorists travelling from Johannesburg to Durban have been warned to expect delays as the N3 is blockaded by trucks at Van Reenen's Pass.

Truck drivers have intensified their national strike against the employment of foreign nationals and the fuel hike on Thursday morning.

With authorities already on high alert, it's reported that the truck blockades causing a traffic nightmare on the N3 are now turning ugly.

Another truck blockade has resulted in Van Reenen's Pass on the N3 being closed on Thursday morning.

The N3 at Van Reenen was blocked, once again, by truck drivers who abandoned their vehicles.

Van Reenen's Pass on the N3 toll was closed to traffic due to trucks obstructing in both directions.

The N3 Toll Concession Company also confirmed on Thursday that Van Reenen's Pass remained closed due to trucks blocking the route in both directions.Truck drivers in North West have also par...