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Communities must report suspicious activity around Transnet fuel pipelines: Hawks

LOCAL Hawks’ spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Philani Nkwalase has called on the community of eMalahleni in Mpumalanga to report any suspicious activity around the Transnet fuel pipelines. This follows a syndicate linked to the theft of fuel that has been damaging essential Transnet infrastructure. An alleged kingpin linked to Transnet fuel theft is expected to appear in the Witbank Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The Hawks arrested the 35-year-old suspect in Pretoria on […]

20 October 2022

Local

Smaller Transnet union Satawu vows to continue port strike

LOCAL The smaller of the two main labour unions at the state-owned port and rail operator has vowed to continue a strike over wages that is curbing key exports. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) rejected its rival United National Transport Union’s (Untu) acceptance of Transnet’s pay offer, and said industrial action will continue until workers are assured they won’t lose their jobs. On Monday Untu said […]

18 October 2022

News

Economist’s Views on Transnet Strike

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The organised labour at Transnet is in a very powerful position, for various reasons one being that some of them are indirectly involved in government. As COSATU is part of the tripartite alliance. This is according to Dawie Roodt an economist, who was a guest on Friday morning’s VOC Breakfast. He spoke about the impact the Transnet strike has on the South African economy. “They are in […]

14 October 2022

Local

Workers urged to be financially prepared when taking part in strike action

More than 40 000 Transnet workers have downed tools demanding a double-digit pay rise. With the threats of more industrial action in the public sector, financial advisers are urging workers to be financially prepared when taking part in strikes. Experts say it could take up to six years for striking workers to recover from the money lost during the few weeks of a stay away. But adds that workers’ demands […]

13 October 2022

Local

Transnet declares UNTU strike illegal

Transnet has declared the strike by workers affiliated to the United National Transport Union (UNTU) as illegal. The union announced that its members downed tools from midnight over wages. The workers are demanding between 12% and 13% increase. Transnet revised its offer from 3% to 4% that was rejected. Transnet has argued that the strike is illegal due lack of evidence of the balloting process and the absence of the picketing rules. […]

6 October 2022

Local

Case against corruption-accused Transnet executives postponed, bail granted

LOCAL Former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh were granted R50,000 bail each after their arrest on Monday, and will be back in court in October for the R93m fraud and corruption case which involves other former executives of the parastatal. The state did not oppose their bail applications. Magistrate Emmanuel Magampa granted them bail and ordered them to hand over their passports to the investigating officer. He said […]

30 August 2022

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Transnet opens up freight rail network to private operators

SA’s state rail company Transnet on Friday invited bids from the private sector to operate sections of its freight network, seeking a cash injection to improve the service. Transnet, whose rail infrastructure has been underperforming after years of underinvestment, widespread copper cable theft and vandalism, will be taking bids from April 1 to May 31, the company said. Transnet’s total freight rail volumes declined by nearly 14% from 212.3-million tonnes […]

2 April 2022

Local

Food crisis loading? Products at risk of going off and animal feed stuck at Durban port

SA has a “food crisis in the making” as a result of the recent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and a cybersecurity hack on Transnet’s IT systems, with perishable food and animal feed languishing in the Durban port. The SA Meat Processors Association (Sampa) and SA Association of Meat Importers & Exporters (AMIE SA) is calling for an urgent action plan by government to ensure imported perishable food containers are rerouted to […]

29 July 2021

Local

TNPA prohibits crew changes across all eight commercial ports

The (TNPA) says it has taken an executive decision to prohibit crew changes across all eight commercial ports in South Africa. This follows new port- related Regulations signed into effect by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to prevent the spread of the . The regulations state that as of Wednesday (March 18), no crew changes are permitted in the Ports of Saldanha and Mossel Bay until further notice. But the TNPA […]

19 March 2020

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