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There is speculation that the latest bout of torching of trucks is a deliberate effort to coincide with the annual Southern African Transport Conference.
The eight trucks were set alight in two separate attacks on the N3 toll route in Van Reenen’s Pass and on the N2 in Empangeni.
Another truck has caught alight, this time a petrol tanker in Bloemfontein this evening, Tuesday, 11 July. More Details here:
Arsonists set trucks alight on the N3 and N4 highways in attacks that have been described as economic sabotage
Police said a group of armed men stopped six trucks near Van Reenen's Pass, forced them out of their vehicles, and then set the trucks alight, before fleeing the scene.