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Transnet Port Terminals has received yet another feather in its cap after it was announced as a finalist in the Top Empowerment Awards in the socio-economic development category amongst the crème de la crème South Africa has to offer.

In its 18th edition of the awards to be held this week in Johannesburg, Gauteng, the Top Empowerment Awards cited that they recognise “companies and individuals who have contributed to accelerating transformation and building an all-inclusive economy”. In addition, they quipped that as conveners of the awards, they will ensure that winners will be companies and individuals who have demonstrated innovation and leadership in broad-based black economic empowerment.

TPT’s Acting General for Human Resources Brenda Magqwaka welcomed the state-owned company’s nomination as finalists, “which is proof that initiatives we have put in place over the past few years are finally bearing fruits”.

“With empowerment programmes such as the Young Professionals In-Training [YPTs], Women In Operations and business support to up and coming small businesses, our nomination as finalists acknowledges the critical role we are playing in making key opportunities available to our people, transforming and building an inclusive country,” she said.

TPT’s YTP programme offers more than 40 previously disadvantaged young graduates two-year internships opportunities yearly with the possibility of permanent employment while the Women in Operations initiative exposes women employees to jobs in operations that were traditionally reserved for men in order to build a diverse succession pipeline of leaders. The intake for the current financial year is 19 candidates.  

In addition, TPT also supports small businesses by enrolling them in programmes and courses that will emancipate the work that they do through chambers of commerce in the various regions to enable their readiness to services their sectors efficiently.

TPT has been nominated alongside other major heavyweights like the First Rand Group, Dell Computers and the Spar Group amongst others, further amplifying the tightness of this category. With the Top Empowerment Awards having been a source of inspiration over the years, TPT is proud of the recognition that it has been apportioned.

In the past year, TPT has bagged a number of awards including Top Employer, Vision 2030 for Infrastructure, coming first overall with two PMR Africa Business Excellence Awards for its contribution to the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal province and also for outstanding port terminals.

Issued by Transnet Port Terminals