Creecy appealed to all trucking companies to stop sending trucks to the border, highlighting the inhumane conditions drivers are currently facing with no water, ablutions or food available.
TRACN4 communications manager Solange Soares says TRAC has been providing humanitarian support by distributing food and water to stranded drivers, but the situation has now become dire.
“We will continue to monitor the situation closely and share updates as circumstances change. We urge all road users to stay informed and plan their journeys accordingly,” she said.
Creecy and the Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, visited the Lebombo Border Post today to lead the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency’s Cross-Alive Road Safety Campaign, as well as to assess the state of operations at the Port of Entry.
The visit follows the recent operational disruptions at the border as a result of protests on the Mozambican side of the border. The intermittent closure of the border resulted in long queues of trucks on the South African side of the border, and this caused traffic disruptions and safety hazards for the truck drivers and general motorists.
