Transnet should be split into private companies - Port of Gauteng's Francois Nortje

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Francois Nortje, director of Distribution Junxion at Port of Gauteng, joined Alec Hogg to discuss the recent cyber attack on Transnet. Nortje says he is not surprised because Transnet is a soft target for organised crime. His advice is to break the organisation up into smaller private companies because employees in SOEs are not as protective of their businesses as private owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Jul 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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