 Transnet finds itself amongst a growing number of South African corporate citizens that can proudly report on its social responsibility. The growth of our company would be meaningless if it does not impact, in a responsible way, on the socio–economic needs of South Africa. Thus social responsibility has a dedicated home in our company in the form of the Transnet Foundation. 
The business agenda of our social responsibility programmes is developmental, but the business processes are aligned to that of Transnet, a company that prides itself in complying with good corporate governance practices. Most importantly, programmes are scrutinised for their sustainability and the impact that they make. We continue to be robust in our examination of the reasons for our social investment, and the impact of such investment not only on the company, but on creating economic opportunities for all in South Africa, and thereby growing the economy.
With the well documented skills shortage in South Africa, the challenges faced by our country is something that Transnet is poignantly aware of. So, ready to invest in relevant needs, Transnet embarked on its Sharp Minds! Get Ahead in Life programme. The programme offers 400 learners in Grade 11 from four different provinces curriculum based tuition in Maths, Science, Technology and English.
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The Phelophepa Health Train brings health and hope to thousands of rural South Africans in need of access to health care facilities. This sixteen coach train, with its nineteen resident staff members, fondly known as the “miracle train”, carries the most modern medical equipment on board. Phelophepa is indeed a journey of hope that continues to make a history of caring.
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Long before the dawn of South Africa hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Transnet recognised the abundance of football talent amongst its youth, and opened the doors of the Transnet / SAFA Soccer School of Excellence in Johannesburg. Here, 120 young boys are part of an academic institution with a difference; when school is out, they are coached in soccer so that, post their high school careers, they can venture into a professional career in football.
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When the curtains are drawn across the stage, and the applause ends, the audience goes home with a sense of enrichment and the artist goes home to the same economic burden of ordinary citizens.
Transnet recognises this and attaches value not only to the aesthetics of the arts, but also to the livelihood of the artist through its Arts and Culture Portfolio.
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Retired freight containers get a new lease on life to deliver service to most outlying rural communities. Our Containerised Assistance Programme has refocused its efforts on Safety and security building police stations and in the short term no new community centres will be built. Cognisant of the environment, the conversion not only ensures that such infrastructure offers much needed social services to a community, but that it is also aesthetically and environmentally friendly. The presence of containerised infrastructure can be seen and felt from the remote Village of Perth in Kgalagadi, to the Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province.
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