To avoid ongoing roadwork-related stop/go delays on the R34 outside Empangeni, many motorists have been using the gravel Macekane road as an alternative route.

However, this route was blocked on Wednesday morning, seemingly intentionally, after community members damaged a cattle grid, rendering the road impassable…

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