A leaked letter sent to Transnet chairperson Popo Molefe by the Minerals Council on 4 December calling for the axing of CEO Portia Derby and urgent action to stem the rot of the state-run logistics company has elicited a curt response — but not a denial...
which reported the existence of the letter yesterday, the Minerals Council said it would not comment on the contents of the letter which was “clearly marked confidential.”has not yet been able to verify the contents of the letter, which is also reported to call for the firing of CEO of Transnet Freight Rail Sizakele Mzimela. But this smoke seems linked to a fire that has been raging for some time.
Council spokesman Allan Seccombe said in response to queries on the matter that “The Minerals Council is working in close collaboration and in a spirit of cooperation with the Transnet Board and Management to urgently resolve deep-seated problems and constraints in the rail and port logistics to the benefit of bulk commodity companies, Transnet and the fiscus.
“The Minerals Council and Transnet have established joint teams to address constraints on bulk commodity export channels. The Minerals Council and its members are committed to finding urgent, pragmatic and lasting solutions to the problems curtailing mineral exports.”The bottom line is that there is no outright denial of pretty explosive allegations, which highlight the mining industry’s mounting frustration with the growing costs of South Africa’s failing state.
The letter was reportedly sent by the council’s president Nolitha Fakude to Transnet chairperson Popo Molefe on 4 December. On 19 December, the Minerals Council said it and Transnet had agreed to establish “joint collaborative structures” to keep the train and port network from going off the rails.
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