Politician Profile Page
Transport
Metrorail crisis; PRASA investigation resolution; National Land Transport Amendment Bill disagreement
20 Feb 2018
The Committee received an update from Metrorail Western Cape Regional Manager on the reopening of the Central line. The Metrorail Regional Manager’s update spoke to the resources mobilised to ensure that the Central line would be reopened as scheduled on 21 February 2018. He also spoke about distractions that had ...
Transport
Metrorail emergency safety plan: #UniteBehind, Transport Deputy Minister, PRASA, Metrorail, Railway Safety Regulator
13 Feb 2018
The Deputy Minister for Transport, Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) interim board, Metrorail and the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) provided action steps that would lead to the resolution of the crisis on the railways. The meeting had been postponed from the previous week because PRASA interim board had ...
Transport
Metrorail emergency safety plan: #UniteBehind, PRASA, Metrorail, Railway Safety Regulator & Department of Transport inputs: postponed
6 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to receive briefings from #UniteBehind, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Metrorail, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and the Department of Transport on commuter operations and safety.
However, the meeting was first temporarily postponed and later rescheduled due to the non-attendance of ...
Transport
National Land Transport Amendment Bill: deliberations
1 Feb 2018
The Department of Transport (DOT) briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments to the National Land Transport Amendment (NLTA) Bill. The Committee voted on the proposed amendments.
Highlights of the meeting included the deletion of clause 14(d), clause 19(a) and clause 30 of the principal Act. In the amendments, a ...
Transport
National Land Transport Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions
31 Jan 2018
The Department of Transport (DOT) briefed the Committee on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill, and provided responses to submissions by the City of Cape Town’s Transport and Urban Development Authority (TDA), the Cape Organisation for a Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA), UBER, and transport consultant Philip van Ryneveld. Parliamentary and ...
Transport
Air Traffic Navigation Services + South African Maritime Safety Authority 2016/17 Annual Report
30 Jan 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to be briefed by the Air Traffic Navigation Service (ATNS) and the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) on their 2016/17 annual reports and financial statements. The two entities also gave reasons for the qualified audit opinions they had received, and explained the ...
Transport
PRASA Interim Board on Annual Report late tabling & State Capture allegations
24 Nov 2017
The PRASA Interim Board and executive management were called to explain why PRASA failed to comply with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) requiring the submission of annual financial statements to the Auditor-General, as well as an Annual Report to Parliament.
PRASA explained that it did submit the financials to ...
Transport
Minister of Transport on PRASA state capture allegations; SAMSA & ATNS audit challenges
14 Nov 2017
The Minister of Transport was invited to give an implementation update on the 2015 Public Protector “De-railed” Report. Members of the Committee were disappointed that all PRASA board members, including the chairperson were absent at the meeting as the questions asked by the Committee required answers from the ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
8 Nov 2017
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports 2017
The Committee considered and adopted the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report with minor changes.
Transport
SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) 2016/17 Annual Report; Transport BRRR
7 Nov 2017
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) briefed the Committee on its 2016/17 Annual Report and Financial Statements. Members allowed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to brief the Committee after a discussion on whether the CEO could account to the Committee on behalf of the Chairperson ...