Kucelwa abamaloli bagcine umthetho emigwaqweni

ISIKHULU esiphezulu senhlangano yabamaloli eNingizimu Afrika i-Truckers Association, uMnuz Nkashe Mphahlele, sinxusa abashayeli bamaloli ukuthi babeke eqhulwini ukuphepha ngalesi sikhathi samaholidi.

UMphahlele usho kanje njengoba izingozi ezibandakanya amaloli selokhu kuqale uDisemba ziqhubeka nokwanda.

Esitatimendeni esikhishwe yile nhlangano, uMphahlele uthe bacela abashayeli bamaloli ukuthi bagcine imithetho yomgwaqo.

"Uhulumeni uveze ukuthi izikhungo zomthetho zizosebenza ngokugcwele ukuze ziqinisekise ukuthi imithetho yomgwaqo iyalandelwa futhi nabashayeli bamaloli kufanele bayithobele ngaso sonke isikhathi.

“Abashayeli bazohlolwa utshwala, kubhekwe isivinini kuhlolwe izimoto ezweni lonke. Sonke masibambisane futhi sihloniphe umthetho ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi isikhathi samaholidi singesiphephile," kusho uMphahlele.

Uthe abashayeli abazibophezele ukuthi bayakuqinisekisa ukuphepha.

"Kumele senze ukuphepha emgwaqweni kube yisibopho somuntu siqu. Masivikele imindeni yethu, abangani nemiphakathi yethu ngokuqaphela emgwaqweni. Kodwa futhi, lesi yisikhathi esinomlando ngokwanda kwezimoto kanye nezingozi zomgwaqo. Ngokubambisana, singasindisa impilo futhi senze lesi sikhathi samaholidi sibe yinjabulo," usho kanje.

Ezinye zezingozi zamaloli eNingizimu Afrika ngoDisemba:

- Umshayeli weloli washona engozini yezimoto eziningi eyenzeka ku-N3 ngaseMariannhill Toll Plaza ngoDisemba-15.

- Iloli lashayisa ibhuloho eliseVerulam ngoDisemba-18.

- Ingozi yeloli emgwaqweni ophakathi kweBloemfontein neReddersburg ngoDisemba-18.

- Iloli lagingqika e-Outeniguqa Pass.

- Iloli neveni kwashayisana ku-N1, abantu bathola imihuzukwana.

- Iloli lagqamuka amalangabi ku-N3 Northbound eMgungundlovu.

- Kwashona umuntu kwathi omunye walimala kanzima ngemuva kokuwa elolini ku-R102 ngasePhoenix, eThekwini, ngoDisemba-11.

Ezinye izimbangela ezivamile zezingozi zamaloli zibandakanya ukuthi abashayeli bashintshe imizila emigwaqweni ngokungaphelile. Ukushayela ngesivinini esiphezulu nokwehluleka ukwehlisa ijubane ezindaweni ezingamajika.