Several major roads into Pretoria were blocked this morning by coal truck drivers staging a protest about renewable energy.
The drivers, who are employed by power utility Eskom to collect and deliver coal to power stations around South Africa, are demonstrating about Eskom’s decision to make use of more renewable energy.
The drivers, associated with the Coal Transportation Forum, are reported to be gathering at Marabastaad, where they will march to the Union Buildings. The CTF has criticised investment in renewable energy, saying it will destroy thousands of jobs in the coal sector.
Here are some photos posted on Twitter, showing the protest:
R21 South and N14 closed because of truck driver strike https://t.co/drmi8eQ0dd pic.twitter.com/kOgKA5EuL9— Pretoria North (@northernpta) March 1, 2017
Truck driver strike causes massive traffic backlogs in and around #Pretoria: https://t.co/q0af6lPigt pic.twitter.com/h0LjikMPru— ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) March 1, 2017
Pretoria traffic chaos: Why truck drivers are on strike https://t.co/KyqGbS3lBf | Independent Online pic.twitter.com/omEkUnXwrM— IOL News (@IOL) March 1, 2017
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