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Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) chapter launch; Sanitary Towel VAT exemption and Gender Based Budgeting: Treasury briefing
14 Sep 2016
Ms Thoko Didiza, newly-elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) briefed the joint Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC) on the launch of the CWP Chapter. As a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), her main focus would be to promote democracy and sustainable development, as well as to engage ...
Transport
AARTO Amendment Bill B38-2015 responses to queries: Department of Transport briefing
14 Sep 2016
The Department of Transport had been asked to return to this meeting to answer all the questions asked by Members in a previous meeting. Officials from the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) and the Department of Transport (DOT) provided the feedback.
A Member had asked about the difference between the ...
Transport
AARTO Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions; National Land Transport Amendment Bill: identifying stakeholders for public hearings
13 Sep 2016
The Committee met to consider proposed changes to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill which had been put forward by stakeholders and affected persons during an extensive consultation process. Each relevant proposal was fully discussed, under the guidance of state law advisors, to consider whether it ...
Transport
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill [38/2015]: CANCOM submission, RTIA responses to submissions
7 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee continued to hear public submissions on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill (AARTO). CANCOM presented its submission. Having stated that it was essentially in support of the purpose of the AARTO Bill, CANCOM submitted that there were several issues that it was aware of ...
Transport
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill [B38-2015]: public hearings
6 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Transport (PC) held a public hearing on the written submissions to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill. Presentations were made by Ms Alta Swanepoel, a specialist in the field of road traffic and transport legislation, South African Taxi, TASIMA, the Justice Project ...
Transport
PRASA inquiry: day 2
31 Aug 2016
The Committee met the previous day to be briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). However, as the Committee had not exhausted all issues to do with the Agency the Chairperson allowed Committee members to continue on from the previous day’s questions. The presentation on Metrorail service ...
Transport
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on its performance Day 1
30 Aug 2016
The Passenger Rail Agency (PRASA) had achieved 45% of its targets for 2016/17. Some of the action plans to address challenges were: recovery plans for rolling stock and infrastructure; combining work of PRASA Rail Engineering and PRASA Tech to collectively address infrastructure and rolling stock; security action revolved around interventions ...
Transport
Vaalputs Road from Pelindaba petition: Department of Transport input
23 Aug 2016
The background to this matter is that nuclear waste is transported on a road from Pelindaba to Springbok and from there to Vaalputs where it is stored. The road from Pelindaba to Springbok had been upgraded but not the road from Springbok to Vaalputs. The communities in five settlements near ...
Transport
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill [B38-15]: consideration of oral submissions for public hearing
16 Aug 2016
The Committee met to discuss the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill. It was noted that only one written submission had been received, and it was resolved that an extension of time for submissions would be announced, with individuals and organisations encouraged to respond. The Department had ...
Transport
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill; National Land Transport Amendment Bill: briefing; Department of Transport on its 4th Quarter 2015/16 performance
17 May 2016
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act seeks to promote road traffic quality by providing for a scheme that discourages road traffic contraventions and facilitate the efficient adjudication of road traffic infringements. The Act has been in operation without the demerit points system, on a pilot phase in the ...