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Road Traffic Infringement Agency, PRASA, RAF & South African Maritime Safety Authority on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Transport’s public entities on the 2013/14 annual plan and financial statements. The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA’s) commenced with an outline of its vision. The Agency prioritises on penalising guilty offenders through demerit points, rewards good behaviour through reduction ...
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Civil Aviation Authority & Airports Company South Africa on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) spoke about South Africa’s Safety Performance, Accident and Fatality Statistics, Industry Transformation , SACAA Transformation, Revenue Sources, Financial Sustainability , AG Audited Organisational Performance, Audit Trends, Organizational Challenges and Interventions. South Africa’s Safety Performance is operating above the world average. General accident statistics ...
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SANRAL, Railway Safety Regulator; Cross-Border Road Transport Agency, Ports Regulator on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2014
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is the custodian of railway safety in the country with the main functions include issuing and managing safety permits, conducting inspections and audits, investigating railway accidents, developing regulations for safety and issuing notices of non-conformance and, in future, will impose penalties for non-compliance with the ...
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Auditor-General on audit outcomes of the Department of Transport for 2013/14
14 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to hear presentations from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Transport (DoT) and its entities for 2013/14, and from the DoT on its annual report and financial statements for 2013/14.
AGSA explained the factors which it took into ...
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Department of Transport on its 2014/15 first quarter performance
23 Sep 2014
The Department of Transport briefing on 1st Quarter 2014/15 noted that 82.5% of its targets were achieved with 30% of its total budget. Achievements highlighted across the Department’s seven programmes included the approval of the Merchant Shipping Bill by Cabinet, approval of the Transport BBBEE Charter Council by the ...
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Road Traffic Management Corporation on its 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
16 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to hear a presentation from the Road Traffic Management (RTMC) Corporation on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan for 2014/15. The RTMC was established as a partnership between national, provincial and local spheres of government under the Road Traffic Management Corporation Act of 1999. ...
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Road Accident Fund on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2014/15
9 Sep 2014
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) briefed the Committee on its strategic and annual performance plan (APP), focusing specifically on its strategy, financial projections, challenges and continued transformation.
The RAF was established in May 1997, under Road Accident Fund Act, 1996, assuming at the time all the rights, obligations, assets and ...
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Securitised national number plates: Uniplate briefing, Cross Border Transport Agency Strategic & Annual Performance Plans 2014/15
26 Aug 2014
Uniplate, a member of the South African Number Plate Association (SANA), briefed the Committee on suggestions by the numberplate industry to improve the security and monitoring of numberplates of vehicles in South Africa. At present, there were over 300 variations of numberplates, which had resulted in law enforcement being unable ...
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South African National Road Agency Limited briefing on current and future projects
19 Aug 2014
The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) briefed the Committee on its current and future projects. SANRAL was responsible for the proclaimed road network, covering both the tolled and non-toll road network. SANRAL also maintained, upgraded, operated, rehabilitated and funded national roads, and levied tolls so as to service ...
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Committee Report on Transport 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Members met to approve the Committee’s draft Report on the budget vote of the Department of Transport. Members went page by page through the report and suggested various amendments to clarify the language, correct some of the statements, and add more information. Under the recommendations section, Members felt that ...
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Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
Ms Dikeledi Magadzi (ANC) was elected Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport. Committee members briefly discussed the importance of transport in the economy, as well as the importance of not politicising the challenging issues that would arise over the next five years. The Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans ...