Transnet has warned that recently circulated posts on social media sites offering jobseekers employment at the parastatal in return for payment is a hoax.
Claims that there are more than 1000 positions available at the Durban, Richards Bay, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth ports, are false. Candidates for the non-existent port worker jobs are told they would require a minimum of Grade 11 and that the package includes medical aid benefits and a salary of R11 000. Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) chief executive, Karl Socikwa, said the parastatal would never require jobseekers to pay money when applying for employment. “TPT categorically states that these adverts have not been issued by the company and advises the public to not respond to the adverts or pay any money if requested. Transnet does not require job applicants to pay money when applying for employment with the company,” he said. The fake advert said there were positions available at all Transnet-operated ports and Socikwa said the reference numbers were not released by the company. A Facebook page titled “Transnet Vacancies – Vacancies in Transnet”, attracted a number of queries on its wall about jobs and learnerships.The page discloses that it is not moderated by Transnet, with a disclaimer that states: “Fan page set up to alert job seekers on different jobs listed by Transnet on their official careers page. This is not the official Transnet Facebook page.”
Renier Shaw, a former artisan with Transnet, who was retrenched in 2012, posted his CV on the Facebook page. When contacted by the Daily News last week, he said he had been offered a job but had to pay R5 000 upfront to secure an interview. “They asked me to pay and I’m sitting without a job and how must I pay so much money because I’m not working. I had calls, SMSes and e-mails from them saying I must pay R5 000 for a job,” he said. Transnet urged people to report any suspected fraud to its toll-free fraud hotline at 0800 003 056, or e-mail transnet@tip-offs.com or fax to 0800 00 77 88. Source: www.iol.co.za
