The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have issued a statement rejecting Transnet's intention to “outsource operations on its Johannesburg-to-Durban line to the private sector”. (Read here for context: https://tinyurl.com/y6jcws2x)
“The decision is driven by greed and senseless profiteering by the private sector that has nothing to do with improving industrialisation and South Africa's economy,” the EFF believes.
They say the plan will “support the extractive neo-colonial economy that continues to steal Africa's mineral resources for the benefit of America and Europe. Failure to implement a comprehensive infrastructure expansion and maintenance plan undermined Transnet's operations on all fronts.
“There is no justification or evidence that outsourcing such a strategic and crucial function of Transnet will radically improve its operation.”
The belligerent statement goes on to malign Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan who they claim “has been on a rampage to destroy strategic SOEs.
“The destruction is meant to destroy the value of strategic SOEs so that he can sell them to his friends and cronies.
“The EFF will continue the fight on all fronts to demand Ramaphosa's resignation to bring an end to the destruction and collapse of SOEs before it is too late and South Africa is left without the necessary levers of industrialisation.”
