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Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: final proposed amendments
30 Oct 2018
The Department of Transport took the Committee through the working draft of the Road Accident Benefit Scheme clause by clause noting all the proposed amendments that had been effected for its approval. Members agreed to the proposed amendments and there were no substantive changes proposed and effected further. DoT also ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
24 Oct 2018
BRRR available once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Transport deliberated on the Department’s BRRR report.
There was some debate about the structure of the report, with one Member asking why it went back four years. Another pointed out that the detailed report ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill: bill rejected
24 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development deliberated the proposed Private Member’s Bill: Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill. The Bill had been proposed by Mr Chance (DA) in accordance with section 73(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
The Committee discussed the Bill which proposed the ...
Transport
PRASA & Railway Safety Regulator 2017/18 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the RSR and PRASA boards and executives to discuss their annual reports and audited performance. The two entities presented the pre-determined objectives achieved and the reasons for not achieving some targets. They also gave an outline of their financial performance and, where needed, ...
Transport
SANRAL; CBRTA; SAMSA 2017/18 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Committee met with the SANRAL, CBRTA and SAMSA boards and executives to discuss the 2017/18 Annual Report and audit . The three each showcased the pre-determined objectives achieved and reasons for not achieving some targets. They also gave an overview of financial performance and where needed, ...
Transport
RAF & RTIA 2017/18 Annual Reports
11 Oct 2018
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Transport on their audit outcomes for the 2017/18 financial year.
The RAF said its the total revenue during 2017/18 had increased to R37.34 billion, from R33.34 billion in previous year. ...
Transport
Department of Transport on its Annual Report 201/18, with Minister
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) noted the regression in clean audits in 2017/18 compared to 2016/17, the reasons for SAMSA and PRASA having qualified audits, the root causes of audit findings and its recommendations for improvements. AGSA emphasised the importance of implementing consequence management for non compliance ...
Transport
Burning of Metrorail Trains: PRASA strategy; with Minister
9 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met with the PRASA board and executives to discuss ways of resolving challenges in service delivery, such as derailments, delays in train schedules, accidents and losses as a result of burnt trains which were affecting rail transportation, particularly the Metrorail trains in the Cape Town ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: Schedule 1 Benefits Formula Calculation
13 Sep 2018
The Department presented Schedule 1 of the Bill on the Benefits Formula Calculations:
Temporary income support benefit: This kicks in and be calculated from day 61 after the date of accident. It takes into account the income of the victim pre-accident and net of tax. The support benefit allows the ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: proposed amendments
12 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to review and deliberate on its proposed amendments (A-list) to the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill. The amendments had been deliberated in previous meetings and the intention was to ensure that the revised clauses and minor amendments made by the legal drafting team from ...