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Department of Transport 2016/17 Annual Report: Auditor-General input; with Minister and Deputy
10 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Transport (DoT) and its entities. The Department had received an unqualified report, but with findings. However, this year’s performance was an improvement from the previous ...
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Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) implementation: Department of Transport input & Committee recommendations
14 Sep 2017
The Department of Transport provided the Committee with a consolidated presentation on the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems. The Acting Chief Operations Officer (COO) at the Department of Transport provided a high-level overview of how the Department worked with a view to the implementation of the BRT. ...
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Bus Rapid Transport (BRT): progress, challenges and risks faced by cities Day 2
13 Sep 2017
The Committee received briefings from various cities on the progress they had made with the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. They focused mainly on the challenges which they were experiencing, such as delays in regulatory approvals, construction running behind schedule, escalations in implementation costs and the associated ...
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Bus Rapid Transport (BRT): progress, challenges and risks faced by cities Day 1
12 Sep 2017
The Committee was briefed by Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tshwane, Mangaung, George, Rustenburg and Polekwane on the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT), progress to date, and challenges and risks faced by municipalities in implementing the BRT systems.
The City of Cape Town focussed on the existing MyCiTi services, its ...
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National Land Transport Amendment Bill: deliberations
5 Sep 2017
The meeting was convened to deliberate on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill [B7-2016]. However, the Bill was not deliberated on because it contained further amendments which had been suggested by a Member of the Executive Committee (MEC), and which Members had agreed should be included in the Bill.
Given ...
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AARTO Amendment Bill: Verification of A and B versions
15 Aug 2017
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor noted that amendments effected in accordance with concerns raised and inputs provided by Members in the previous meeting. Three issues had been raised about the new clause introducing Chapter IVA into the Bill. Members requested that Section 29A(6)(a) should be revised because they felt that it ...
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OR Tambo Airport Crime incidents: ACSA update; DOT Quarter 4 performance
2 Aug 2017
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) briefed the Committee security related incidents at OR Tambo international Airport. In its opening remarks, ACSA emphasised that the air transport sector made a huge contribution to the South African economy as it facilitated exports, foreign direct investment and tourism. It connected people around the ...
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AARTO Amendment Bill: Portfolio Committee proposed amendments
27 Jun 2017
The Committee was briefed by a Parliamentary Legal Adviser on the drafting changes to the Portfolio Committee Proposed Amendments to AARTO Amendment Bill (A List).
The Committee discussed at length the Tribunal and the responsibility of taxi owners to ascertain the addresses of their drivers and how difficult this was ...
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AARTO Amendment Bill: deliberations
21 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to deal with legislation on the draft Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) intro-Amendment Bill, and work towards submitting it to Parliament. The brief by Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) highlighted the original statements and the new amendments in the Bill, and itemised ...
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AARTO Amendment Bill: deliberations
13 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met with the Department of Transport (DoT) and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) to deliberate on the draft of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill of March 2017, as earlier requested. However, the DoT and RTIA acknowledged that they had ...