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"No Work Permit, No Insurance," For Foreign Truck Drivers In South Africa

6 months agoTue, 01 Oct 2024 09:21:37 GMT
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"No Work Permit, No Insurance," For Foreign Truck Drivers In South Africa

Foreign truck drivers employed by South African freight companies must have valid work permits. Without these permits, insurance companies are not legally required to cover claims from accidents.

This was said by Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association, during an interview on Good Morning Cape Town.

He was answering the question of whether or not a foreign national from a neighbouring country would need to have a work permit to work as a driver for a South African company even if the driver has a SADC licence that is recognised in the country.

Kelly said it is illegal for foreigners to work in South Africa without the correct visa or permit, and equally illegal for companies to employ them without the necessary documentation. Said Kelly (via IOL):

If an insurance policy states that employees including drivers must meet all legal requirements – then the insurer has the right to repudiate a claim if this part of the contract is not complied with.

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Work permits ensures that all employees are registered with the relevant Council, receive the minimum benefits and wages, and all employment opportunities that are available are made available to qualifying South African citizens first.

According to Kelly, freight drivers transporting goods between countries must be legally employed by the company registered in their home country.

For instance, a driver carrying freight from South Africa to Namibia must be employed by a South African company.

The driver can only enter the other country if it is part of their job and specified in their employment contract.

Drivers have a set number of days, depending on the country, to pick up the load and return to South Africa.

According to Kelly, SADC licenses are recognised in South Africa under the National Road Traffic Act.

He said foreign nationals on tourist visas can drive rented or their own vehicles if they reside in neighbouring countries.

Kelly added that those employed by companies outside South Africa are authorised to drive vehicles used for transporting goods into and out of South Africa.

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27 Comments

Anonymous · 6 months ago
A fish start to go bad from the heard this our leaders brush shoulders every time and then they dont talk about this issue but they talk their business the voter safer the most and the voted enjoys everything lets have a sequence of changing the government you will see
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Let's go home
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Not so long ago there were SADC meetings left right centre n guess what these people who are throwing hash terms to foreigners are the same people who were seated on a same table with Malawi Zimbabwe Mozambique presidenta but they have never told those presidents to try n pullup their socks bcz SA is full of their people they have never do a meeting on fixing Mozambique economy or Zimbabwe economy so that those people can go back home you know why its bcz politicians want these foreigners hear so that whoever wants votes will point fingers to foreigners and say abahambe without that ayikho into abangayenza to get votes why they dnt make meetings and say NOO guys lets help each othe sivuse i Zimbabwe then next sivuse i Mozambique they will nvr kuryt kunje to them they like it
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All African compine · 6 months ago
Yes mr Gavin Kelly I agree with you another thing is please just look deep into this sadc license as some drivers are not driving cross country they are in the country deployed by some companies they don't have a valid license or a valid pdp because sadc license is not renewable so that thing is costing us South African citizens as we always go and renew our pdp and license foreigners they just continue working meaning the don't pay tax and those claims paying tax sars need to investigate as mostl of the foreigners they use fraudulent id as far as my concern I was a victim of I'd fraudulent RAF won't pay buses and trucks and taxis that are pulling trailers with over loads goods all insurance in South Africa are made for South African not foreigners they where not there when our leaders sitting around the table discussing about our rules and laws not foreigners foreigners must just pack their bags and go to fix their countries problems they are full in numbers leaving a nice life in our country and they steal and kill remember who killed lucky dube and who killed the leader of AWV mr Terreblanche but some are still keeping them in their yard I'm warning you guys
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Each Nd every country foreigners Wil b always thre so goverment must find the way Nd hire trustworthy members to deal wth low
Mhlanga · 6 months ago
All this sh**t is about Zimbabweans, we are only peanuts on this country while Europeans are looting billions and you smile because are whites, vukani mapara asemzansi libone ukuthi ngubani oLooter iSA. One day we will fight you back, we are not ****.
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Mhlanga · 6 months ago
South Africans they think they are clever, we will go back to Zim bazonya ngendlala.
Anonymous · 6 months ago
These laws only applies to small companies not big fleet owners , insurance companies are the ones begging these companies to insure with them.
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Nothing new. The law have been around for quite long only not in force. You can't drive an SA registered truck without a work permit and an SA license. Insurance cover anything within the legal framework of the country. They have been just loose on some of these laws including foreign drivers leaving SA with SA registered trucks into foreign lands(cross border) without work permit.
Fake simbi · 6 months ago
You can just pass a law that bans all Africans from entering South Africa.. And everything will be just fine. After all, you all survive on Boer taxes.
Konkoni · 6 months ago
Yes Boers, Boers Boers
7@$h!0n🎤 · 6 months ago
Eho
worried citizen · 6 months ago
saka sadc meeting vaimboiteiko kuomeserana kusvika pakadero,hpnana zvebusiness zvinotaurwa kana vanhu vachiomeserana kudai
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Pane zvikuru zvavasingazivi vari kufarira decision iyo. Ariko ma freight companies emuno bt they are registered kuZim.ndosaka nyaya iyi vasingai wini
chimuti · 6 months ago
ndezvavo izvo
Anonymous · 6 months ago
What about pilots
😟😟 · 6 months ago
Surely South Africa no longer wants any foreigners on there land....
heartman · 6 months ago
south africa is not our mother. let's learn to stand on our 2 legs. we need to fix our economy and attract investors then boom .
Bizibabani · 6 months ago
totally Agree South African govement is doing alot to protect its Citizens ,,,,Where as here ...it does opposite ...
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👀Pindula watch · 6 months ago
Saka zvoreva ka kuti these trucking companies must have depot at border posts so as to interchange goods with our local drivers border to border
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Anonymous · 6 months ago
Why

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