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At least three vehicles, including two mini-buses and an e-hailing taxi, have been torched in protests rocking various parts of Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday.
Police say they're maintaining a strong presence in several areas, where taxi operators are primarily involved in Tuesday's actions, even though taxi association, Santaco, says it’s not behind the strike.
A source from the South African National Taxi Council in Nelson Mandela Bay told Algoa FM that the leadership was caught off guard after hearing a voice note threatening strike action which began circulating, late on Monday.
He says attempts to find out where the voice note emanates from proved futile.
Police spokesperson, Captain Andre' Beetge, says protests began early on Tuesday morning where burning tyres and rubbish had been strewn across roads in Motherwell, New Brighton and Booysens Park.
He says a truck was hijacked on N2 and looted by a large group.
Meanwhile, Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says it’s deeply concerned about the adverse effects of the going violent protests on the local economy.
Acting CEO, Prins Matonsi, says the cessation of work means that business cannot operate at its full capacity, which can be damaging to the economy.
