Sustainability Report 2012 - Transnet

Social dividendsSouth African society is profoundly inequitable, borne of a past where access toeconomic resources and social services were determined by race. 18 years intodemocracy, high levels of poverty and unemployment stubbornly persist,education and health care are inadequate, and corruption is pervasive. But South Africa isalso a resilient, resourceful and culturally rich society where human potential forexcellence is evident every day and where civil society’s voice is never silent. This is thesociety in which Transnet exists, invests and operates. Our railways, ports and pipelinesare located in communities, towns and cities. Our people and our customers have familiesand live in neighbourhoods and villages across the land.Ever mindful of our social context, Transnet is committed to upholding the highest standards of moralintegrity and good governance in all our dealings and to leaving a profoundly transformative social legacythrough our employment choices, stakeholder engagement and our honest and caring business practices.We are focused on delivering the following social dividends: financiers, and communities from which issues are promptly addressed in action.46