The Eastern Cape Transport Department has urged motorists travelling to Mthatha to either delay their travel or avoid the town completely.The Eastern Cape Department of Transport urged motorists travelling to Mthatha on Monday to either delay their travel or avoid the town completely.
Spokesperson Unathi Binqose said the protesting taxi operators allegedly hijacked trucks and used them to blockade both sides of the N2 as well as the R61.. They have hijacked trucks and used them to blockade both sides of the N2, and have done the same on the R61 road.“This has also affected the operations in the Mthatha Airport, which has also been forced to close for the time being,” Binqose said.“Law enforcement agencies continue to work around the clock to restore law and order in Mthatha.
The N2 is seen as one of the country’s major arteries as it connects the Eastern Cape with KwaZulu-Natal in the north and the Western Cape in the south.Meanwhile, with just a day left before South Africans go to the polls, Eastern Cape Transport and Community Safety MEC Xolile Nqatha has warned people who intend to disrupt the elections in the province.
“The utterances of the man, in particular, are an insult to the sacrifices of many of our liberation struggle heroes and heroines. He is virtually spitting in the faces of all our anti-apartheid heroes and heroines, many of whom have sacrificed their lives for this right to vote and the right for freedom of movement that he now wants to take away from our people,” said Nqatha.
He said his department is working closely with the police and is determined to end the taxi violence in the province.Two police officers killed, another injured in Eastern Cape crash