The would-be chief executive of Transnet, Siyabonga Gama, may have been found guilty for awarding questionable tenders.
Suspended Transnet Freight Rail chief executive Siyabonga Gama is threatening legal action to stave off his dismissal, the company said on Monday.
Siyabonga Gama has been found guilty of a serious breach of governance requirements relating to procurement contracts which he approved at Transnet.
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union on Monday issued secondary strike notices to several port-related companies, an official said.
Trade union members who have been striking against Transnet were on Wednesday considering a new offer from management.
Unions have reached a proposed wage deal with Transnet, which if accepted by members will end a strike that paralysed rail and port traffic.
Striking Transnet workers were set to appeal to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Tuesday as wage talks reached a dead-end.
Transnet confirmed on Monday that wage talks between the transport utility and two unions faltered once again, despite the CCMA’s involvement.
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has promised the government that it would reach a wage agreement with striking unions by mid-week.
Transnet employees are expected to march in Johannesburg on Friday morning as a strike over wage negotiations continues.
A Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration official will meet with Transnet and unions in an attempt to resolve a countrywide strike.
Striking unions at Transnet on Wednesday asked the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to intervene in their wage dispute.
The ANC on Wednesday condemned a suspected act of sabotage by striking Transnet workers that caused a train derailment in KZN.
About 10 000 litres of diesel spilled when a freight train derailed in a suspected sabotage by striking Transnet workers on Wednesday.
Thousands of transport workers joined a national strike on Wednesday, paralysing rail and port operations in the country.
Rail company Transnet on Monday appealed to striking workers to consider in earnest its offer of an 11% salary increase.
The nationwide Transnet strike by the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) would go ahead, the union said on Saturday.
Nersa has given transport parastatal Transnet the green light to raise its tariffs for users of its fuel pipelines by 6,09%.
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/ 4 December 2009
Anonymous employees have mounted a well-orchestrated campaign to bring Transnet into disrepute, the transport parastatal said on Friday.
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/ 27 November 2009
Disgruntled Transnet staff charge that business was awarded to firms in which board members held interests.
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/ 20 November 2009
Senior managers are to call for the entire board to step down after Ramos is accused of victimising Gama.
Transnet will continue with a disciplinary hearing against its Freight Rail CEO Siyabonga Gama, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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/ 15 September 2009
Barbara Hogan on Tuesday called for a rapid resolution to the saga surrounding suspended contender for the post of Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama.
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/ 14 September 2009
Transnet Freight Rail’s suspended CEO, Siyabonga Gama, will launch an urgent court bid to get his job back, according to a report on Monday.
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/ 7 September 2009
The SACP on Monday added its voice to cries over the suspension of Transnet freight rail chief Siyabonga Gama.
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/ 2 September 2009
Siyabonga Gama, the chief executive at Transnet Freight Rail, has been suspended, Transnet said on Wednesday.
Jet fuel suppliers to OR Tambo International, Africa’s busiest airport, played the blame game following a fuel shortage.
State-owned transport infrastructure operator Transnet has posted a marginal profit in what it called ”tough times”.
Recent newspaper articles depicting Transnet in a negative light ”lacked substance”, the parastatal’s acting CEO Chris Wells said on Wednesday.
Transnet hopes for a capital injection from the government to fund a fuel link after the country’s regulator rejected its bid to raise tariffs.
Transport parastatal Transnet announced on Friday that it has concluded the disposal of its remaining passenger rail and civil aviation interests.
The Automobile Association has welcomed the decision by the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) to reduce Transnet’s pipeline tariff.