9:29: Beacon Bay traffic officer battles to say which roads are blocked or open.
9:04: Business owners vent their frustration against a traffic officer at Beacon Bay Crossing.
9:07am: Tyres billow smoke under Scenary Park bridge.
9:10am Rubber bullets and teargas cannisters were fired at taxi protesters at the entrance to Scenary Park.
9:16am Pupils get a ride to school in a police helicopter.
9:19 Amalinda Main, Lukin-Pearce towards Batting Bridge is clear
9:20: Cars force their way through a blockade on the N2 between Mdantsane and East London
9:27: Yako entrance to Mdantsane is blocked, including a Correctional Services truck loaded with prisoners bound for court. Prisoners hurl insults from the back.
9:37 Duncan Village roads blockaded, tyres burning near the community centre there.
9:35: Retail Crossing traffic circle and N6 junction at Merrifields private school are blockaded/ closed.
9:42: Police prepare to fire rubber bullets near Mdantsane
9:57 Taxi procession to Bhisho starts with 50 vehicles on their way there
9:59: Duncan Village main road bokced, Windyridge Road in Parkridge is blocked
10am: Truck being looted on the N2 near the Nahoon dam turnoff
10:02 Stutterheim, Khomga, Keiskammhoek under pressure and some are blocked
10:20 Cops douse blazes and roll boulders off the Mdantsane road
10:29 Cops put eyes in the sky above troubled Beacon Bay blockades
10: 44 Hundreds of taxi operators arrive at Bhisho State House to protest
10:51 Mthatha-Port St Johns R61 still blockaded by smart taxis; at the Majola intersection
TAXI STRIKE TIMELINE: This is how the situation has been on Eastern Cape roads this morning
9:04: Business owners vent their frustration against a traffic officer at Beacon Bay Crossing.
9:07am: Tyres billow smoke under Scenary Park bridge.
9:10am Rubber bullets and teargas cannisters were fired at taxi protesters at the entrance to Scenary Park.
9:16am Pupils get a ride to school in a police helicopter.
9:19 Amalinda Main, Lukin-Pearce towards Batting Bridge is clear
9:20: Cars force their way through a blockade on the N2 between Mdantsane and East London
9:27: Yako entrance to Mdantsane is blocked, including a Correctional Services truck loaded with prisoners bound for court. Prisoners hurl insults from the back.
9:37 Duncan Village roads blockaded, tyres burning near the community centre there.
9:35: Retail Crossing traffic circle and N6 junction at Merrifields private school are blockaded/ closed.
9:42: Police prepare to fire rubber bullets near Mdantsane
9:57 Taxi procession to Bhisho starts with 50 vehicles on their way there
9:59: Duncan Village main road bokced, Windyridge Road in Parkridge is blocked
10am: Truck being looted on the N2 near the Nahoon dam turnoff
10:02 Stutterheim, Khomga, Keiskammhoek under pressure and some are blocked
10:20 Cops douse blazes and roll boulders off the Mdantsane road
10:29 Cops put eyes in the sky above troubled Beacon Bay blockades
10: 44 Hundreds of taxi operators arrive at Bhisho State House to protest
10:51 Mthatha-Port St Johns R61 still blockaded by smart taxis; at the Majola intersection
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