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Twelve suspects accused of blocking the N3 freeway last week, the majority of whom are truck drivers, are still behind bars after appearing in the Ladysmith Magistrate's Court.

The twelve truck drivers who were arrested on Friday for parking their trucks across the N3, at Van Reenen's Pass, briefly appeared in the Ladysmith Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Police spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker said 12 truck drivers, whose vehicles obstructed the flow of traffic and who defied instructions by police to remove their trucks, were arrested on Sunday.

Twelve truck drivers will appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court in connection with Friday’s blockade on the N3.

Police have arrested 12 truck drivers who have been criminally charged after they blocked the N3 freeway on Friday.

Twelve truck drivers will appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court in connection with Friday’s blockade on the N3.

Police said the suspects blocked the freeway on Friday and stopped other drivers forcing them to park their vehicles on the road and confiscating their keys.

Police spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker said 12 truck drivers, whose vehicles obstructed the flow of traffic and who defied instructions by police to remove their trucks, were arrested on Sunday.

The All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa believe truck blockades won’t end, as freight companies are still employing foreign nationals.

In the latest news in South Africa on Saturday 4 December 2021, South Africa recorded 16 055 new COVID-19 cases.