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30 April 2021, 11:45 AM
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Image: Reuters There has been a sentiment among South Africans that foreign nationals are taking their jobs and there leading to a higher rate of unemployment among South Africans.
Tensions in the freight industry have once again drawn attention to the impact of foreign nationals on the economy and society of South Africa.  Representatives of local truck drivers have recently approached a task team comprising the Departments of Home Affairs, Labour, and Transport, with regards to the employment of foreigners in the industry.
The task team was set up after a spate of attacks on trucks in KwaZulu-Natal and other provinces in 2020. The attacks, it was alleged, were committed by frustrated local truck drivers who accused the industry of preferring to employ foreigners rather than South African citizens.  ....

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