Posts tagged with 'Transnet National Ports Authority'

 

ANC Regering Bedel vir Private Beleggers om vir Transnet Uitbreidings te Betaal by Omstrede Durban-hawe

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Nieteenstaande die benoeming as een van de ergste hawens ter wêreld, en kort nadat ‘n hele skeepshouer van ammunisie verdwyn het van Durban hawe tydens onlangse onluste, beplan Transnet Port Terminals om ‘n “superterminal” in Durban te skep, wat die hawe in staat sal stel om baie groot vaartuie te hanteer, en hopenlik die doeltreffendheid van die hawe sal verbeter. Maar blykbaar wil die ANC private beleggers se geld op die spel plaas.

Transnet is op soek na private beleggers met beleggings ter waarde van R100 miljard, om saam met hulle te werk vir die uitbreiding van die Durban-hawe. Minister van Openbare Ondernemings, Pravin Gordhan, het Maandag aan joernaliste beweer dat as alles goed uitwerk, dit die kapasiteit van die Durbanse hawe aansienlik sal laat toeneem. Dit sal dan byna 60% van die skeepshouerverkeer in en uit SA kan verwerk.

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ANC Government Begs for Private Investors to Pay for Transnet Extensions at “World’s Worst” Durban Harbor

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Despite being named one of the worst ports in the world, and shortly after an entire container of ammunition disappeared from secure lockup in Durban harbor during recent riots, Transnet Port Terminals plans to create a “super terminal” in Durban, enabling the port to handle very large vessels, and hopefully improve the efficiency of the port after its dismal rating earlier this year. Seems the ANC wants to put private investors’ money at stake and at risk of plunder, because it is not being privatised.

Transnet is looking for private investors with investments worth R100 billion, to work with them for the expansion of the Durban port. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told reporters on Monday that if everything worked out well, it would significantly increase the capacity of the Durban port. It will then be able to process almost 60% of the container traffic in and out of SA.

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Why must it always be a black and white thing? – SATAWU strike against salary differences between black and white mariners will shut down Transnet ports across SA

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The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) said on Tuesday its members would shut down the country’s ports on Thursday as part of a strike against salary discrepancies between black and white mariners.

Negotiations between the union and the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) collapsed this week.

If the strike goes ahead it would have a devastating impact on the economy as the ports authority controls and operates all eight commercial seaports along the country’s coastline.

In a statement, Satawu spokesperson Zanele Sabela said black staffers were being paid lower wages than their white counterparts and the state-owned company had failed to address the anomaly despite acknowledging its existence.

“Following the granting of the strike certificate, TNPA called on Satawu to put off the industrial action, saying it wanted to negotiate. The parties held two robust meetings but could not reach a satisfactory ag
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