Member Statement in Parliament
Class action of Transnet pensioners against Transnet
Adv. Anton Alberts, FF Plus MP
9 June 2015
The FF Plus with great pleasure wishes to give notice that the Transnet pensioner’s civil claim against Transnet and government was launched last Friday. This is the biggest claim in the legal history of South Africa. After the class action application had been granted to the pensioners by the Gauteng North High Court, the pensioners had to take the next step by instituting the claim for the stripping of their pension assets and non-payment of debts. This process has now successfully been completed.
This claim arises from the stubborn persistence of Transnet to not pay pensioners their pensions which they are entitled to. It is sad that Transnet and government do not want to fulfil their promises to people, black and white, who had assisted in buildingTransnet up to the giant it is today.