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Untu welcomes the resignation of Transnet Freight Rail CEO Siza Mzimela
United National Transport Union (Untu) has welcomed the resignation of Transnet’s Freight Rail CEO, Siza Mzimela. Mzimela’s resignation comes amid…
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Pravin Gordhan: Eskom and Transnet CEOs to be named shortly
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said a new Eskom CEO will be named shortly. According to Bloomberg, the name of…
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Untu concerned over coal mining job losses
The United National Transport Union (Untu) has flagged its concerns about a growing number of retrenchments in the coal mining…
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SIU: Officials involved in state capture resigning before probes a problem
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said that holding those complicit in state capture accountable had been hampered by officials resigning…
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Untu backs SIU’s plans to tackle corruption at Transnet
The United National Transport Union (Untu) has endorsed plans by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to clean up the rot…
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2 police flying squad members shot dead while chasing hijacking suspect
A 38-year-old male suspect, who was travelling in a reported stolen Transnet vehicle from Bloemfontein, allegedly shot and killed two…
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Transnet celebrates women behind their operations
The Port of Port Elizabeth had an all women shift today to celebrate the women behind the successful operation of…
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EMPD officers evacuate unlawful land occupants in Tembisa
Ekurhuleni Metro Police are evacuating hundreds of people from an illegally occupied piece of land in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg.…
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Untu worried about job losses if Transnet pursues private sector participation
The United National Transport Union (Untu) says 45,000 Transnet workers’ jobs are at risk should the railway company forge ahead…
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Former Transnet boss Siyabonga Gama unhappy as R405 million corruption case postponed
The R405-million Transnet corruption case involving former Transnet executives has been postponed to September. The accused – including Transnet’s former…
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Transnet corruption case postponed to September
The Transnet corruption case has been postponed to 28 September. The almost R400-million corruption case relates to Transnet’s procurement of…
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Ex-Transnet executives back in court
The almost R400-million Transnet corruption case returns to court on Thursday. The 11 accused, including former executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga…
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Transnet loses almost R1 million fuel after thieves damaged underground pipelines
Police at Vosman have launched a manhunt for people who damaged Transnet “essential” infrastructure, resulting in fuel being lost and…
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Woman who paid for alleged hit on husband back in court
The trial against a Pinetown nurse alleged to have hired her brother and another person to kill her husband, a…
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Prasa and Transnet’s rail network under siege
South Africa’s rail system has been under siege from criminals for many years. Vandalism and theft of infrastructure have crippled…
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3 Mozambican nationals get 15 years in prison for damaging Transnet essential infrastructure
Three Mozambican nationals who were caught digging and cutting up Transnet’s signal cable providing electricity to the Websrust railway Near…
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Cable theft causes key Transnet line suspension
Operations have been suspended on one of Transnet’s two heavy haul rail lines, the Ore Corridor. Transnet says this is…
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Ekurhuleni police monitor Tembisa protest over Transnet posts
Ekurhuleni police continued to monitor the Kaalfontein area in Tembisa where protestors gathered for a demonstration on Monday morning. It…
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Copper theft syndicate members who targeted Telkom, Eskom & Transnet jailed
Members of a copper theft syndicate that had been operating across the country have been sentenced in the George Regional…
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Expert: Costly consequences for municipalities with compromised digital systems
A cyber security analyst has warned that there are massive cost implications for municipalities with compromised digital infrastructure. Some of…
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Transnet tamperer sentenced to five years
The perpetrator convicted of tampering with Transnet’s petroleum pipeline and the theft of 40,000 litres of diesel has been given…
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Satawu rejects Transnet management’s plan to privatise entity
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has rejected the plan to privatize Transnet by the entity’s management.…
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12 suspects arrested at the Verulam Testing Station for fraud & corruption
Twelve suspects are expected to appear in court soon for fraud and corruption after their arrest in Verulam on Friday.…
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2 suspects found dead after allegedly trying to steal fuel from Transnet pipeline
Two suspects were found dead near Kibler Park in the south of Johannesburg after they allegedly attempted to steal fuel…
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2 alleged fuel thieves found dead at Transnet tunnels in Joburg
Two people believed to be fuel thieves were found dead at Transnet tunnels leading to the pipeline near Kibler Park…
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R3 million copper theft trial to resume next year
The docket in the case against eight people charged with copper cable theft estimated at R3 million will be sent…
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Pravin Gordhan calls for those involved in scrap metal theft to be charged with treason
Those complicit in the theft of scrap metal, which has a debilitating knock-on economic aftershock, must be charged with treason,…
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Transnet’s R398.4 million fraud & corruption case postponed to April 2023
The R398.4 million fraud and corruption case involving former Transnet executives has been postponed to 20 April 2023. Transnet R398.4m…
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Law enforcement agencies collaborating to probe SOE fraud bearing fruit, says Shamila Batohi
Law enforcement agencies say their collaboration in investigating grand corruption at state-owned companies is bearing fruit. They told Parliament that…
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Former Transnet boss says he’s not corrupt & denies R300 000 kickbacks
Former Transnet Freight Rail legal head Kenneth Diedricks, implicated in a R25 million corruption case, has described the charges against…
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Former Transnet boss gets R10 000 bail in graft case
A former Transnet executive and two other accused made their first appearance in the Johannesburg Specialised Crimes Court in Palm…
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Former Transnet exec & 2 co-accused granted bail in corruption matter
A former Transnet executive and two of his co-accused, who were arrested for corruption and money laundering, have been granted…
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Transnet lifts force majeure at all port terminals
Transnet Port Terminals has lifted the force majeure declared in the container sector with immediate effect. The state-owned entity says…
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Transnet exec: Cable theft during strike not necessarily an inside job
The staggered week-long strike at Transnet has resulted in a spike in cable theft, further hampering the port and rail…
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Luxury vehicles belonging to suspected Transnet fuel syndicate kingpin seized
The Hawks have seized five luxury vehicles and other items belonging to a suspected kingpin arrested for his alleged involvement…
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Force Majeure lifted at some terminals following Transnet strike
Transnet is lifting its Force Majeure at automotive, bulk, and multi-purpose terminals with immediate effect. The parastatal declared it on…
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Hawks arrest alleged fuel theft kingpin
The Hawks have nabbed the suspected kingpin behind a syndicate targeting Transnet pipelines. He was arrested during a multi-pronged Hawks…
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Hawks arrest alleged kingpin behind Transnet oil theft & infrastructure damage
The Hawks have arrested a man allegedly at the centre of a syndicate linked to the theft of oil and…
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Satawu urges members to go back to work
The Transnet strike has finally come to an end. Satawu has called off its strike and is urging members to…
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‘They keep betraying the workers’: Satawu on Untu wage deal with Transnet
Union Satawu said that it sees the acceptance of a wage agreement by fellow union Untu with Transnet as a…
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Transnet to focus on clearing port & rail backlogs after wage deal with Untu
Transnet says it will now be focusing on clearing any backlogs across its port and rail systems after reaching a…
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UNTU members to continue Transnet strike
The Transnet Strike is set to enter its second week. The United National Transport Union has rejected the Commission for…
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Transnet strike enters second week
Trade Union Satawu has rejected Transnet’s 6 percent wage offer. Untu and Satawu have been holding out for an increase…
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Men found stealing railway tracks arrested in a sting operation
Two men found stealing railway tracks in Mpumalanga are expected to appear before the Amersfort Magistrate’s Court on Monday on…
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Transnet workers willing to accept CCMA-led offer if job safety is guaranteed
Transnet workers affiliated with the United National Transport Union (UNTU) say they will accept the CCMA’s proposed 6% wage offer…
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State accused of dragging its feet on Transnet fraud case
Defense lawyers in the Transnet locomotive train wreck saga have accused the state of bowing to public pressure to prosecute…
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R93 million Transnet graft case postponed
The case against several former Transnet bosses has been postponed to the 30th of November. They include former CEO Brian…
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Trucking sector says Transnet strike contributing to major backlogs
Businesses affected by the Transnet strike say they don’t know how much longer they can hold out. Companies – specifically…
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Case against former Transnet execs Molefe, Singh & other co-accused back in court
The case against former Transnet bigwigs Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh and others is back in the Palm Ridge Specialised…
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Exports suffer as Transnet strike continues
The ongoing Transnet strike is having a domino effect on other industries. In particular, companies that rely on exports have…
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