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PRASA on Rolling Stock Fleet Renewal implementation, with Rail Safety Regulator
15 Mar 2016
The Committee was updated by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the implementation of the new Rolling Stock Programme. The infrastructural condition had deteriorated, the mainline rail services lacked funding, and short-term interventions included fencing and improving the stations and buying skills in the market. R172 billion ...
Transport
PRASA implementation of Auditor-General findings
8 Mar 2016
Passenger Rail South Africa (PRASA) presented the remedial action taking to resolve the Auditor-General findings contained in the PRASA 2014/15 Annual Report, particularly irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The Chairperson of PRASA, Dr Popo Molefe, and Mr Nathi Khena, Acting PRASA Group Chief Executive Director led the presentation.
The ...
Transport
Department of Transport on its 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Transport third quarter performance analysis showed a decline in achieved targets, compared to the second quarter, for all seven programmes. Performance per programme was reported on and notable Quarter 3 achievements and non-achievements for every programme were identified. Non-achievements and red flag areas were heavily concentrated in ...
Transport
Department of Transport on its 3rd Quarter performance: postponed
16 Feb 2016
The briefing from the Department of Transport on its third quarter expenditure for 2015/16 was removed from the agenda after a proposal and recommendations from Members. Members strongly objected to receiving documents only at the start of the meeting. It was resolved to take up the matter with the Minister ...
Transport
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) on Gauteng e-toll scheme; Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea Convention; Cape Town Agreement & African Maritime Transport Charter
26 Jan 2016
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) presented a critical perspective on the Gauteng e-toll scheme. OUTA was an non-profit organisation formed in March 2012 as a business initiative, but on account of public and government pressure it became public driven. OUTA did not oppose the need for the public ...
Transport
Department of Transport on 2nd Quarter 2015/16 performance
27 Oct 2015
The Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) report focused on the implementation of programmes and projects for the period between 1 July 2015 and 30 September 2015, as well as the optimal performance of deliverables in terms of the medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) from 2015/16 to 2017/18. The DoT had achieved ...
Transport
Transport Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee met to discuss its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
The Report comprised of the Committee’s mandate, listed the the entities that belonged to the Department of Transport, highlighted the applicable legislation, enumerated the Committee’s engagements with the different entities, discussed the ...
Transport
RTMC, RTIA, ACSA on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2015
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) briefed the Committee on its annual report for 2014/15. It had achieved 34 of its 41 performance indicators (83%), with six not achieved and one partially achieved. It had received an unqualified audit report for 2014/15.
Members were concerned at the increase in the ...
Transport
PRASA, SANRAL, Cross Border Road Transport Agency, Rail Safety Regulator, SA Maritime Safety Authority on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
14 Oct 2015
[note: South African Maritime Safety Authority 2014/15 Annual Report [306MB] email info@pmg.org.za]
Entities of the Department of Transport presented their Annual Reports for 2014/15 to the Committee.
The Passenger Rail Agency (PRASA) noted that its financial performance operational subsidy increased by 5.7%, fare revenue by 2.4%, leave income by ...
Transport
Department of Transport on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
13 Oct 2015
Auditor-General South Africa briefed the Committee on the Audit Outcomes of the Department of Transport for 20114/15 looking at the AGSA’s six key focus areas: unauthorised/irregular/fruitless and wasteful expenditure, combined assurance and assessment of assurance providers, drivers of key controls, root causes and recommendations, and the Minister’s commitment to address ...