PICS: TOW TRUCK DRIVERS BLOCK HIGHWAY!

TOW truck drivers and bikers shut down the R80 (Mabopane Highway) today following a spate of deadly attacks by gangs.

They were chanting struggle songs and picketing while holding posters.

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Tow truck drivers protest at the R80, Mabopane highway following a spate of deadly attacks by gangs. Photos by Raymond Morare

Tow truck drivers protest at the R80, Mabopane highway following a spate of deadly attacks by gangs. Photos by Raymond Morare

Tow truck drivers protest at the R80, Mabopane highway following a spate of deadly attacks by gangs. Photos by Raymond Morare

Tow truck drivers protest at the R80, Mabopane highway following a spate of deadly attacks by gangs. Photos by Raymond Morare

Tow truck drivers protest at the R80, Mabopane highway following a spate of deadly attacks by gangs. Photos by Raymond Morare

Tow truck drivers protest at the R80, Mabopane highway following a spare of deadly attacks by gangs. Photos by Raymond Morare

Chairman of National Towing Association of South Africa Donald Ndinisa said they were there because of the crime that happens in the area every day.

“There are people robbing our people here. They put spikes on the road and when you get a double puncture, they take you to the bush and kill you. They only want money. If you don’t have, they kill you,” he said.

Major General Hilda Mohajane, the newly appointed District Commissioner of the SAPS in Tshwane, today assured the group of demonstrators that police will as a matter of urgency heighten visibility and intensify crime prevention operations in the Theo Martins Magalies Mountain area along the Mabopane Highway.