RFA takes legal action over exclusion from B-BBBEE charter council

The Road Freight Association is taking legal action against the Ministers of Transport and Trade and Industry for failing to give the road freight industry representation on the transport sector’s broadbased black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) charter council. B-BBEE has been a concern within the industry for some time and the RFA has been in extensive discussions with the Department of Transport for months. Despite this there are several areas where there has been no consultation and also no representation. “The appointment of the council members for the transport sector B-BBEE charter council is vitally important as is the structure,” said a spokesman for the organisation. “We believe the appointments have not been made in accordance with the transport sector’s own charter and or guidelines as published by the DoT.” In a statement issued in November last year Cabinet announced the B-BBEE charter council members. A union official was appointed as a road freight representative while organised labour was also given a seat on the council that is responsible for monitoring the implementation of B-BBEE, providing advice on draft codes and on the development, amendment and/or replacement of the BBBEE strategy in the country.