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Sub-Committee: Public Protector Report on Toyota Quantum Panel Vans
18 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport
Report No. 37 of 2018/19 on an investigation into the illegal conversion of goods carrying Toyota Quantum panel vans into passenger carrying minibus taxis to transport members of the public for reward
A Sub-Committee had been formed since the Committee received a 4 September 2020 ...
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Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: Department response to public submissions; PRASA 2019/20 audit outcomes
17 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the Department’s response to public submissions on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill, and from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on its 2019/20 audit outcomes.
In the briefing from the Department of Transport, Members heard that out of the ...
Transport
Department of Transport 2019/20 Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the Department of Transport and entities in the portfolio. An overview of the last five years showed a slight improvement in audit outcomes across all entities, although the Road ...
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Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: public hearings day 6
30 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Transport received a submission on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill from Transnet.
Transnet wholly supported the consolidation of transport regulation. Pipelines were fundamentally a mode of transport too, and their inclusion under the same regulator might be considered in future. The need to look at ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: public hearings; Terms of Reference for Sub-Committee on Public Protector Report
28 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport 28 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Transport received submissions in a virtual ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: public hearings day 4
27 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Transport heard oral submissions on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill from Sakeliga, the Minerals Council of South Africa and Traxtion Sheltam.
Sakeliga had two main objections to the Bill. First, it sought to protect the dominance of state-owned enterprises in the ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: public hearings day 3
23 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly) 23 Oct 2020
The Committee received submissions on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill from the Railroad Association, the Organisation for Undoing Tax Abuse, the Regulating Committee for the Airports Company and Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company, and the South African Association ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: public hearings day 2
21 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly) 21 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to consider oral submissions on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill [B1-2020]. The Committee heard from the City of Cape Town and the Gautrain Management Agency.
The City of Cape Town noted ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: public hearings day 1
20 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee heard Uber SA, Bolt SA and Dr Doug Blackmur’s submissions on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill.
From Uber, the Committee heard that section 4 (2) of the Bill had a wide application. and therefore potentially applied to different actors in the transport sector. ...
Transport
National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: Department briefing & Motion of Desirability; with Minister
13 Oct 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Minister and Department of Transport on the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill. The proposed new clauses would serve as amendments to the existing National Road Traffic Act. The Bill proposed amendments to licenses, number plates, driving schools, testing ...