Government reaches agreement with employers and stakeholders to end crippling blockade
After five years of the SA economy taking a battering from blockades on the strategic N3 arterial trade route, the government has struck a breakthrough agreement with stakeholders in the freight and logistics industry.
A task team comprising industry employers, drivers and organised labour agreed on an 11-point plan of implementation that includes proper enforcement of visa requirements and compliance, a driver training programme and the introduction of operating licences, the latter being a controversial point for the Road Freight Association. ..
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