UPDATE: R24 and R21 reopened following several arrests

It was the specific intention of the protesting drivers to block access to OR Tambo International Airport

October 27, 2017

Kempton Express 1 minute read

Several arrests have been made at the scene on the R21 where the highway is being blocked. Photograph: Twitter

Airport Management at OR Tambo International Airport believes Friday morning’s blockades on the R21 and R24 was with the specific intention to block access to the airport.

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“We have been informed that it is the specific intention of the protesting drivers to block access to OR Tambo International Airport. At this stage the EMPD and South African Police Service are on high alert in and around the airport precinct, said Leigh Gunkel-Keuler, spokesperson for OR Tambo International Airport, in a statement released earlier this morning.

In the meantime both highways have been reopened following the intervention of Ekurhuleni Metro Police and the police.

Several arrests have been made. Traffic remains backed-up.

In Kempton Park the R24 and the R21 have been reopened to traffic following protest action – vehicles are being towed away #JHBTraffic pic.twitter.com/gYQugxcXR8
— EWN Traffic (@EWNTraffic) October 27, 2017