source: Times (South Africa); Citizen (South Africa); Sedibeng Star
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Vereeniging
notes: On 28 January 2021, 5 truck drivers were attacked after a group of men used tree branches and petrol bombs to stop the trucks on the R59 north, near the Kliprivier off-ramp, in Vereeniging (Sedibeng, Gauteng). 2 of the trucks were destroyed; the group assaulted and injured one of the drivers. The motivation for the attack is unknown. [size=no report]