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Transnet and UNTU Reach Multi-Year Wage Agreement After Prolonged Dispute
JOHANNESBURG – After months of tense negotiations and a looming threat of industrial action, Transnet and the United National Transport…
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Transnet union threatens strike after wage talks collapse
South Africa’s largest union at the state-owned ports and freight rail operator, Transnet, has threatened to go on strike after…
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UNTU stands firm as Transnet wage negotiations collapse
UNTU stands firm as Transnet wage negotiations collapse! The United National Transport Union (UNTU) is refusing to back down in…
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Businessmen in court for alleged R76 million money laundering scheme at Transnet
Businessmen in court for alleged R76 million money laundering scheme at Transnet! Four Gauteng businessmen appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrates’…
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Hawks hunt for man accused of stealing fuel from Transnet pipeline
Hawks hunt for man accused of stealing fuel from Transnet pipeline! The Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng has sentenced…
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Transnet says new equipment & skills will ease pressure at Port of Cape Town
Transnet says new equipment & skills will ease pressure at Port of Cape Town! The Port of Cape Town, notorious…
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Ex-Transnet project manager faces court for alleged R160 million fraud and corruption scheme
The Hawks took another step in combating South Africa’s growing tender fraud issue as a former Transnet project manager appeared…
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Ex-Transnet CEO Herbert Msagala released on R60K bail for over R160 million on 5 dodgy contracts
Herbert Msagala, the former Chief Executive Officer of Transnet Group Capital (TGC), appeared in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court,…
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Railway Safety Regulator urged to speed up investigation into cause of train derailment near Paarl
The Transport Ministry has urged the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) to fast-track their investigation to determine the cause of a…
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DA wants safety audit of Western Cape rail infrastructure after train derailment
Following a train derailment near Paarl, the Democratic Alliance (DA) wants the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and…
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Eskom says Pravin Gordhan drove key reforms at power utility
As South Africa mourns the passing of former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, his legacy in public office continues to…
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Riverlands committee encouraged by govt’s help after destructive floods
The Riverlands disaster steering committee says it’s encouraged by the government’s commitment to help residents get on their feet following…
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PRASA accused of being in contempt of court
The Passenger Rail Agency of South (PRASA) has been accused of contempt of court for failing to adhere to a…
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SIU tackles claims of maladministration at Transnet
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says that it will spare no resources in its fight against corruption, as it sets…
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SIU & Transnet gearing up for a legal showdown with Nedbank
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and Transnet are gearing up for a legal showdown with commercial lender Nedbank in a…
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Transnet & SIU head to court to recover R2.7 billion from Nedbank state capture-linked transactions
The state logistics company Transnet and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will be launching court proceedings to set aside interest…
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SATAWU says corrupt management officials compromising Transnet’s business activity
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) says Transnet is struggling to maintain its business because there are…
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Nedbank & Transnet deadlocked over responsibility for Gupta-linked transactions
The Nedbank Group says it’s ended a mediation process aimed at resolving a dispute with parastatal Transnet over interest rate-swap…
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President Ramaphosa confident in 2nd term despite challenges
President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident he will return for a second term as president of South Africa and pledged to…
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Cash-in-transit strike threatens to leave ATMs dry
A strike in the cash-in-transit (CIT) sector could see South Africa’s automated teller machines running dry. That’s the prospect if…
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Prasa suspends Durban to Cato Ridge service after trains collide in KZN
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has confirmed the suspension of railway services between Hammarsdale and KwaTandaza in…
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Cosatu engages industry and govt in talks amid mining job cuts
Following plans by embattled mining houses to retrench thousands of workers, labour federation Cosatu yesterday launched last-ditch efforts to engage…
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City of Cape Town calls on Transnet to thoroughly vet tenders to address port inefficiencies
The City of Cape Town has called on Transnet to ensure contracts are awarded to reputable companies after announcing that…
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KZN men sentenced to 15 years in jail for stealing crude oil belonging to Transnet
Two men have this week been convicted in the Newcastle Regional Court on theft of crude oil and damage to…
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Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan appoints Transnet’s new group CEO, CFO
The Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has announced the appointment of Michelle Phillips as Transnet’s new Group Chief Executive…
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Transnet corruption case against Singh, Molefe & co-accused transferred to High Court
The fraud and corruption case against former Transnet executives Anoj Singh and Brian Molefe has been transferred to the High…
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Former Transnet CFO Anoj Singh’s bid to have bail conditions relaxed dismissed
Ex-Transnet CFO and Gupta associate Anoj Singh’s application for his bail conditions to be amended has been dismissed. Singh brought…
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Woman released on R5K bail after stolen Eskom cables were used to make big pots
A 52-year-old woman, Nombango Claudia Mogiba, was released on R5,000 bail by the Calcutta Magistrate’s Court after she was arrested…
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Woman arrested after Eskom cables were melted & used to make big pots – Pictures
A 52-year-old woman, Nombango Claudia Mogiba, was remanded in custody by the Calcutta Magistrate’s Court on Monday after she was…
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Transnet working to clear coal export line following train crash
Transnet is working to clear the country’s main coal export railway line after two trains collided on Sunday, the firm…
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2 Zim men get 20 years in jail for stealing Transnet cables in Limpopo
The Thabazimbi Regional Court in Limpopo has convicted and sentenced two Zimbabwean nationals – Colin Mlambo, 35, and Andile Alfonso…
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Transnet records R1.6 billion loss amid declining volumes
Embattled ports and rail company Transnet has reported a loss of R1.6 billion for the six months to 30 September.…
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Mavuso Msimang withdraws ANC resignation as Fikile Mbalula regrets bribery comments
The African National Congress (ANC) says veteran Mavuso Msimang has withdrawn his resignation from the party following a meeting facilitated…
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Family grateful that killer revealed body’s location
Even though a hitman – allegedly hired by the wife of murdered Transnet engineer Nkosi Timmy Langa – played an…
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Thief gets 10 years in jail for damaging infrastructure while stealing diesel from Transnet
A Malawian national has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Vrede Regional Court in the Free State for…
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Transnet given strict conditions for R47 billion bailout
Embattled state-owned company Transnet will have to tread carefully after the National Treasury agreed to grant it a R47 billion…
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Pravin Gordhan confirms third-party access on rail network
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has confirmed that Transnet will have third-party access on the rail network in a bid…
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2 ex-Transnet employees accused of inflating breathalyzer straw prices from 28 cents to R29 could face criminal charges
Two former Transnet employees who allegedly inflated prices for breathalyzer straws, worth 28 cents to R29, could face criminal charges…
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Transnet clears backlog at Cape Town port
Transnet says it has cleared the backlog at the Cape Town Container Terminal. The company managed to get equipment to…
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Ramaphosa: Plans to speed up processes at Richards Bay port underway
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that plans to speed up the processes at the port of Richards Bay were underway. Ramaphosa…
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State must account, says City of uMhlathuze on N2 truck congestion
The City of uMhlathuze, on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, says the national government should be held to account for the…
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Transnet: Durban port backlog may be cleared by 2024
Transnet said it might finish clearing the current backlog of goods at its Durban port by next year. Seventy thousand…
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Transnet’s aged equipment creates backlog with 70 000 stuck goods
South Africa’s rail, port, and pipeline company Transnet has taken responsibility for not maintaining its equipment at some ports –…
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SIU interdicts pension of 2 ex-Transnet execs over COVID-19 fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted an order to interdict the payment of pension benefits for two of…
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Godongwana: Transnet’s poor performance costing SA’s already struggling economy
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana singled out state-owned Transnet, saying the indebted entity’s rail performance threatened the entire economy. Godongwana…
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State of Transnet Ports raised in Parliament
The Ministers of Public Enterprises, Transport and Public Works and Infrastructure are among the economic cluster Ministers who answered questions…
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Transnet says turnaround plan completed
A number of top executives have jumped off the Transnet train. But, the SOE says its turnaround plan for the…
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Turnaround plan completed, says Transnet
A number of top executives have jumped off the Transnet train. But, the SOE says its turnaround plan for the…
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Ghanaian national sentenced for possession of copper cables estimated at R280K in Free State
A Ghanaian national was sentenced for possession of copper cables with an estimated value of R280,000, which were positively identified…
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Pravin Gordhan accused of running SA’s SOEs into the ground
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been accused of running the country’s state-owned enterprises into the ground. Gordhan’s department oversees…
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