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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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; ...
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Road Transport Infringement Agency, Road Traffic Management Corporation; & Railway Safety Regulator on 2015/16 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
16 Apr 2015
The Road Transport Infringement Agency (RTIA) and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) briefed the Committee in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga. The Deputy Minister apologised for inconvenience that might have been caused by the Department of Transport (the Department) delegation who could ...
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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 ...
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Department of Transport on 2015/16 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
24 Mar 2015
The Department of Transport (DoT) briefed the Committee on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plans (APP) 2015/16. The Minister said the Road Infrastructure Network had the potential to unlock the economic potential in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. The National Transport Master Plan 2050 (NATMAP) was part of the ...
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Department of Transport response to Budgetary Review & Recommendations Report, in presence of Deputy Minister
17 Mar 2015
The Department of Transport (DoT), in the presence of the Deputy Minister, responded to the recommendations of the Committee in its last Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). Some of the comments had already been addressed in the DoT's Strategic Plan 2015-2020 and Annual Performance Plan for 2015/16, tabled in ...
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Mpumalanga Transport Campaign Steering Committee briefing
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio on Transport received briefings from ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and Mpumalanga Transport Campaign Steering Committee (TCSC). The AMSA presentation was to provide insight into its operations in the local steel industry, and to identify areas where challenges needed to be addressed. The TCSC presentation aimed to highlight the ...