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The Citizen reports that the Road Freight Association (RFA) is concerned that the decision by the Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to extend the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) will lead to violence and disruptions among truck drivers in the road freight sector.
In April, frustrated truck drivers threatened to shut down major routes and bring the country’s supply chain to a halt if their concerns were not heeded. Local truck drivers claimed they were being sidelined in favour of foreigners and that their pleas to the Transport Department were not being dealt with effectively. The RFA’s Gavin Kelly warned: “The association supports the reasoning behind the decision to withdraw the ZEP. However, the extension of the currently valid ZEPs due to administrative (or otherwise) hurdles or challenges experienced may be enough motivation for those frustrated South African citizens to take matters into their own hands.” Kelly reiterated calls for the Department of Employment and Labour to step up its inspections with all employers in respect of illegally employed foreign nationals by South African employers. “We need to ensure that the Task Team (led by the Department of Transport) moves forward in completing the various issues raised by the All Truck Drivers and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA) concerning foreign nationals in the transport sector,” Kelly asserted.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Narissa Subramoney at The Citizen
- Lees ook, Verlenging van permitte vir Zimbabwiërs nie ‘volhoubaar’, by Maroela Media
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