Question NW3893 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
25 November 2022 - NW3893
Buthelezi, Mr EM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
Whether, considering the ending of Transnet’s 12-day strike and the commitment made by the organisation to implement recovery plans, the specified recovery plans extend beyond the focus of stabilising performance operations to include financial compensation for small-scale farmers in rural areas that were heavily impacted by the strike; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
According to the information Received from Transnet:
Transnet contracting specifically precludes claims that are regarded as consequential losses by all our customers. Any possible financial losses by farmers as a result of the strike qualify as such and will therefore not be considered on the basis of the above exclusion. All farmers, small and large scale, are expected to have insurance in place to underwrite risks of this nature.