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The Department of Transport and its two entities briefed the Portfolio Committee on Transport on progress on the Moloto Corridor Development Initiative.
SANRAL pointed out that the Moloto Road linked 28 informal settlements and townships. It has a lack of basic road maintenance such as road signs and street lighting ...
Transport
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA): Public Protector's findings & plan of action
11 Sep 2015
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) said 37 complaints were made to the Public Protector by the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, SATAWU, about PRASA in 2012 and these complaints were taken over by the National Transport Movement. The complaints ranged from improper award of tenders, ...
Transport
UBER & National Land Transport Act; NSRI on Medical Evacuations from Ships; Ex-PRASA sub-contracted workers
1 Sep 2015
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spoke about the low capacity of South Africa to perform helicopter medical evacuation services. The dangers of current techniques for rescue missions using boats were highlighted, and the need for the South African Air Force (SAAF) to maintain its helicopter fleet and make them ...
Transport
Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill [B12-2015]: Department of Transport (DoT) consideration of received submissions
23 Jun 2015
The responses to the questions sent by MPs to the Department of Transport (DoT), seeking clarification on the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill 2015, were considered and further explained by the Chief Director of Maritime Transport Regulation, with the assistance of the Chief Director, Legal Services in the Department. This was ...
Transport
Committee Oversight Reports on visits to various Transport entities
2 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to consider and adopt four oversight reports on its visits in November 2014 to the Cross Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA ) and SA Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and visits in February 2015 to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Air Traffic ...
Transport
Department of Transport 2014/15 Fourth Quarter Expenditure
26 May 2015
The Department of Transport (DoT) overspent its budget due to the cost of e-ENaTIS maintenance and operations, and achieved an overall performance of 72%.
The Department revealed this when it briefed the Portfolio Committee on Transport on its fourth quarter expenditure. The focus was on optimal performance of deliverables in ...
Transport
Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill [B12-2015]: briefing
12 May 2015
The Department of Transport (DoT) briefed the Committee on the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill (B12-2015). The Bill sought to give effect to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 and the Work in Fishing Convention of 2007 (“C188”), and provide for matters related to them. These two conventions had been adopted ...
Transport
Department of Transport, PRASA, SAMSA, SACAA, C-BRTA & Ports Regulator on their 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
21 Apr 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Transport and its entities on their annual performance plans, strategic plans and budgets.
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA) said it had embarked on systematic and sustained programmes to redress some of the legacy issues of under-investment in public transport infrastructure ...
Transport
Road Accident Fund; Airports Company SA; Air Traffic and Navigation Services on their 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
17 Apr 2015
The Deputy Minister was in attendance as several entities from the Department of Transport presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. The Department of Transport is going through a restructuring process, and the Director General outlined the restructuring plans that aim at improving performance in: public entity oversight; strategy planning; ...
Transport
South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) on its 2015/16 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
14 Apr 2015
The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL), responsible for both the tolled and non-tolled proclaimed road network in the country, briefed the Committee on its strategic plan for 2015/16. SANRAL maintained, upgraded, operated, rehabilitated and funded national roads, and levied tolls so as to service toll roads. It advised ...