KZN's Transport MEC launches major offensive against illegal trucking operations

KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has declared war on rogue elements in the province's trucking industry, following a far-reaching enforcement operation that laid bare a web of exploitation, corruption, and unsafe practices along South Africa's busiest freight routes.

- MERCURY CORRESPONDENT

Over the weekend, Duma joined law enforcement agencies at the Mkhondeni Weighbridge in Pietermaritzburg, where his department's #NenzaniLaEzweni ("What are you doing in this world?") campaign intensified its push to restore order on KZN's roads.

The operation saw 98 trucks stopped, 47 drivers interviewed, and several arrests made, including one of a Zimbabwean truck driver found driving under the influence of alcohol.

"Undoubtedly, he was on his way to cause a horrific accident that could have resulted in fatalities," Duma said, adding that the operation's purpose was to "clean our road networks as part of creating a safe and secure KwaZulu-Natal for citizens."