Truck Ablaze As Angry Slovo Park Residents Go On Rampage

Johnathan Paoli

A truck has been torched and attacked by looters on the N12 highway near Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg.

The driver, Melusi Geba and three others were heading to Germiston from Lenasia in Johannesburg south, when they came under fire.

“The road was clear. As I approached Slovo Park, residents ran onto the road, throwing stones. Other cars managed to make U-turns but I couldn’t. I tried turning and was stuck in the middle. They ran to our truck. I tried reversing and failed. Our jobs are gone. They have torched our truck. Our employer is angry. He has lost and we might lose an income. These protests are impacting heavily on us truck drivers,” Geba said.

Subsequently, police tried to stop the residents who pelted the police officers with stones and other objects.

Residents from the Slovo Park informal settlement have been protesting since Monday over prolonged