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In April Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula gazetted a proposed amendment to the National Road Traffic Regulations.
It proposes a tightening of requirements for holding a professional driving permit - needed for heavy-duty vehicles - for South African-registered vehicles being driven in the country.
The Road Freight Association believes the amendment could help curb violent attacks in SA s road freight industry.
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has thrown its weight behind a proposed tightening of requirements for professional driving permits, saying it will help reduce the risk of violent attacks against truck drivers.
The RFA is the representative employer association in the road freight and logistics sector.
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Two trucks petrol bombed on the R59
By Karen Singh
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DURBAN - THE Road Freight Association (RFA) has condemned the petrol bombing of two trucks on the R59 in Johannesburg.
Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele confirmed that the trucks were burnt on Saturday night.
Makhubele said the suspects shot at the drivers who stopped the trucks.
“It is alleged a petrol bomb was thrown and the two trucks burnt next to each other on the R59,” he said.
Makhubele said no arrests were made.
The truck drivers had escaped uninjured.
In 2019, there were a number of attacks on trucks, especially in KwaZulu-Natal.
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• The RTIA s chief executive officer has recently been suspended for allegations of serious maladministration .
• This has a severe impact on implementing the highly controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto).
• The RFA proposes that Aarto be shelved
• For more motoring stories, go to Wheels24.
The Road Freight Association (RFA) is shocked and deeply concerned about the recent suspension of the Road Traffic Infringement Agency s Chief Executive Officer, Japh Chuwe, amidst allegations of serious maladministration by the Auditor-General. This has a severe impact on implementing the highly controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto), which is scheduled to be implemented in July this year.