Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)

Codes of Good Practice on Black Economic Empowerment

Integrated Transport Sector Codes

Rail Sub-Sector Code for B-BBEE

2. Vision

2.2 National Government Undertakings (to achieve this vision)
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2.2.1Government is the most important player in the industry through its ownership of the majority of rail industry assets and operations and the employment of the majority of workers. Accordingly, Government commits to demonstrate the political will to revive the rail network.

 

2.2.2Make decisive and direct interventions to enhance the competitiveness of rail as a mode of transport for freight and commuters. This will also require urgent action to improve the internal efficiencies of the state-owned operators.

 

2.2.3Set up structures that will ensure inter-governmental co-ordination between departments to align their programmes with the Transport and Rail Sector BEE processes. Examples of cross-cutting issues that require interventions across government departments and agencies include:

 

2.2.3.1.The countrywide shortage of matriculants with mathematics and science at higher grade.

 

2.2.3.2The countrywide shortage of engineers and artisans  across all disciplines.

 

2.2.3.3Increasing awareness within the transport sector of available government investment incentives and grants.

 

2.2.3.4Monitoring of stakeholder achievements in terms of the indicators on the Rail Sub-sector Balanced B-BBEE Scorecard.

 

2.2.4Accelerate its programme (together with the relevant parastatals) to increase investments in freight and passenger rail infrastructure to eliminate current backlogs and expand the network, where necessary.

 

2.2.5Convene a multi-stakeholder forum to investigate the scale of B-BBEE opportunities at the edges of the main network - eg private sector operations, private sidings, shunting, industrial townships, mining, tourism - and reach agreement on the modalities of effecting the entry of black entrepreneurs into the industry.

 

2.2.6Continue existing initiatives with Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) formall known as Spoornet, provincial governments, local communities and the business sector to revive branch lines.

 

2.2.7Investigate (together with the relevant parastatals and labour) the possibility of introducing job-sharing programmes at TFR, Shosholoza Meyl and SARCC/Metrorail.

 

2.2.8Ensure that the restructuring of rail assets to effect new institutional arrangements must proceed in a manner that results in an increase in black participation at all levels - in employment and the procurement of services and goods.

 

2.2.9Enforce and monitor compliance with existing legislation that may impact on B-BBEE such as the Employment equity, Skills Development and Competition Acts.

 

2.2.10Publish an annual report on B-BBEE and job creation within the Rail industry that consolidates reports and information from all stakeholders. Stakeholders will use this report to review progress at an annual Transport Industry BEE Forum.