June 22, 2022
Department of Transport
An eleven-point Action Plan to deal with road and freight industry challenges and the recruitment of foreign nationals has been drawn up.
In a statement, the transport department confirmed that the Road and Freight Inter-Ministerial Committee, in partnership with road and freight industry stakeholders, have agreed on the Plan.
Speaking at a media briefing, the employment and labour minister, Thulas Nxesi, declared that the Action Plan “derives from a culmination of a series of meetings held with the industry and will form part of a blue print to be announced once approved by all parties”.
Actions to be taken include:
- Facilitating the appointment of the task team;
- Enforcement of VISA requirements;
- Consideration of all foreign driving licenses;
- Registration and compliance with labour laws;
- Registration of operators in terms of Section 45 of the National Road Traffic Act;
- Review of the Traffic Register Number;
- Review of cross-border road transport legislation;
- Amendment of national road traffic regulation;
- Integrated joint multi-disciplinary law enforcement operations;
- Implementation of driver training programme; and
- Consideration of the introduction of operating licenses for the industry.