Freight industry and government sign agreement to stop N3 blockades

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The Road and Freight Inter-Ministerial Committee , in partnership with road and freight industry stakeholders, have agreed and signed an 11-point action plan to deal with industry challenges and the recruitment of foreign nationals that led to recent further blockades on the N3.

This is a great breakthrough for our country,” she said. This ‘is not going to be easy’ – Mbalula Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said it is not going to be easy going forward on some of these issues but the IMC will negotiate a path to ensure that the 11-point plan is implemented. “Where we still don’t agree, we will still engage going forward.

 

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