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Transport minister announces new freight rail operators approved for Transnet slots

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that eleven new freight rail operators have been granted permission to join the Transnet network. The operators will run trains on six key corridors, covering 41 routes, and are expected to move an additional 20 million tonnes of goods per year starting next year. Creecy says that this is a significant rail reform step that will open the sector to private investment, improve efficiency, […]

22 August 2025

Local

Former Transnet executives arrested by the NPA

By Rachel Mohamed Former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Anoj Singh, and Thamsanqa Jiyane have been arrested and granted bail of R50,000 by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The case has been postponed to October 6th. The National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has stated that these arrests are related to Transnet's acquisition of 1,064 defective locomotives in 2014, which cost R93 million. […]

1 July 2025

Local

PSA against the establishment of another state-owned entity

The Public Servants Association (PSA) has raised strong objections to the proposed establishment of the South African State Digital Infrastructure Company. The new state-owned entity is intended to consolidate fibre networks from various organisations, including Sentech, Broadband Infraco, Transnet, and Eskom. PSA spokesperson Claude Naiker warned that creating yet another state-owned enterprise (SOE) would place an additional financial burden on taxpayers, who are already grappling with the consequences of mismanagement […]

13 June 2025

Local

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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