, which represents a significant risk to local businesses in 2022, says Arnoux Maré, managing director of Innovative Learning Solutions .
Similarly, a shortage of professional drivers in the United States and United Kingdom has led to companies recruiting drivers from South Africa, with the promise of better pay. Pointing to the high demand for truck drivers, the latest figures from fleet-tracking company Ctrack’s Freight Transport Index show that in November 2021, the average number of trucks passing through the Tugela toll plaza reached 7,450 per day. As the midpoint of the busiest long-distance freight corridor in South Africa, this equates to as many as 251 trucks per hour.
“South African businesses need to begin building a talent pipeline to plug the skills gap now if we are to avoid hitting a speedbump in economic growth. With affordable training programmes, a career as a truck driver is an attractive option for many unemployed South Africans – particularly for unemployed youth.”
The government in February published new minimum wages for wholesale and retail truck drivers – from 1 March 2022. While inexperienced drivers are likely to earn around R5,000 per month, data shows that experienced drivers can earn between R10,000 and R15,000 per month.
This a pure lie
U r crazy u bloody white monopoly capital. U enjoy pitting Africans against each other. Since when is driving anything a scarce skill. Arg!! Man don't fool us
Absolutely lies and rubbish. They are desperate to accommodate their foreigners They exploit. This is not a scarce kill and it will never be one.
We have so many skilled drivers in this country your articles are misleading ,I for one am offended with this as asual your articles are always misleading and many south Africans are unemployed with needed skills PutSouthAficansFirst For once
More like a shortage of drivers that want to work
That's not the only skilled people we seem to have a shortage of.