Die VF Plus kan met genoegdoening aankondig dat ons op die vooraand staan van die klasaksie-eis teen Transnet, waarin die 70 000 Transnet-pensioenarisse skade van bykans R80 miljard van Transnet en die regering gaan eis.
Die regspan het aangedui dat hul betoogshoofde klaar is en wag nou net vir die betoogshoofde van die respondente alvorens die Adjunkregter-president van die Noord-Gautengse Hooggeregshof 'n hofdatum gaan bepaal.
Die VF Plus wens die pensioenarisse sterkte toe met die eis, wat die grootste in die geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika is. Daar is 'n lang en moeisame pad tot hier geloop maar ons glo geregtigheid is om die draai.
Vir Transnet en die regering l daar swarigheid voor. Sodra die hof beslis dat die pensioenarisse as 'n klas teen Transnet en die regering kan ageer, sal Transnet se kredietgradering drasties val. Dit kan ook uiteindelik 'n effek h op die nasionale regering se kredietgradering.
Ter wille van die land in sy geheel, sal die regering aandag moet gee aan di probleem voordat dit die land se ekonomie in die geheel affekteer.
Julle is gewaarsku. (Translation of Afrikaans Member's Statement follows.)
[Adv A D ALBERTS (FF Plus): It is with satisfaction that the FF Plus announces that we are about to go ahead with our class action lawsuit against Transnet, in which 70 000 Transnet pensioners will claim approximately R80 billion from Transnet and the government.
The legal team has indicated that their heads of argument have been finalised and that they are waiting for the heads of argument of the respondents before the Deputy Judge President of the Northern Gauteng Supreme Court will decide on a court date.
The FF Plus wishes the pensioners everything of the best with their legal action, which is the largest in the history of South Africa. A long and difficult road has been followed up to now, but we believe that justice is around the corner.
A difficult time lies ahead for Transnet and the government. As soon as the court decides that the pensioners can act as a class against Transnet and the government, Transnet's credit rating will fall drastically. Eventually this could also have an effect on the credit rating of the national government.
For the sake of the country as a whole, the government will have to attend to this problem before it affects the country's economy as a whole.
You have been warned.]