Transport
Department of Transport on its 2014/15 first quarter performance
23 Sep 2014
The Department of Transport briefing on 1st Quarter 2014/15 noted that 82.5% of its targets were achieved with 30% of its total budget. Achievements highlighted across the Department’s seven programmes included the approval of the Merchant Shipping Bill by Cabinet, approval of the Transport BBBEE Charter Council by the ...
Transport
Road Traffic Management Corporation on its 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
16 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to hear a presentation from the Road Traffic Management (RTMC) Corporation on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan for 2014/15. The RTMC was established as a partnership between national, provincial and local spheres of government under the Road Traffic Management Corporation Act of 1999. ...
Small Business Development
National Treasury, Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut, Pick n Pay & Small Enterprise Development Agency on their support to SMMEs and co-operatives
10 Sep 2014
The National Treasury and three other entities supporting SMMEs and co-operatives made presentations to the Portfolio Committee about their focus areas, challenges and successes in working closely with small businesses, in order to provide information which could be used in formulating a strategy plan for the Department of Small Business ...
Transport
Road Accident Fund on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2014/15
9 Sep 2014
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) briefed the Committee on its strategic and annual performance plan (APP), focusing specifically on its strategy, financial projections, challenges and continued transformation.
The RAF was established in May 1997, under Road Accident Fund Act, 1996, assuming at the time all the rights, obligations, assets and ...
Small Business Development
Support to SMMEs and cooperatives: South African National Apex Tertiary Co-operative briefing
27 Aug 2014
The South African National Apex Tertiary Co-operative (SANACO) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development to bring it up to date on what it stands for, the work it is doing, its challenges and successes.
In her introductory remarks, the Chairperson said the main purpose of the session ...
Transport
Securitised national number plates: Uniplate briefing, Cross Border Transport Agency Strategic & Annual Performance Plans 2014/15
26 Aug 2014
Uniplate, a member of the South African Number Plate Association (SANA), briefed the Committee on suggestions by the numberplate industry to improve the security and monitoring of numberplates of vehicles in South Africa. At present, there were over 300 variations of numberplates, which had resulted in law enforcement being unable ...
Transport
South African National Road Agency Limited briefing on current and future projects
19 Aug 2014
The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) briefed the Committee on its current and future projects. SANRAL was responsible for the proclaimed road network, covering both the tolled and non-toll road network. SANRAL also maintained, upgraded, operated, rehabilitated and funded national roads, and levied tolls so as to service ...
Transport
International Convention on Prevention of Pollution from Ships Annexes IV & VI: Department of Transport request for approval
29 Jul 2014
The Department of Transport briefed the Portfolio Committee on a request that South Africa should now accede to Annex IV and Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). Marpol had been adopted, under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisations, a ...
Transport
Committee Report on Transport 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Members met to approve the Committee’s draft Report on the budget vote of the Department of Transport. Members went page by page through the report and suggested various amendments to clarify the language, correct some of the statements, and add more information. Under the recommendations section, Members felt that ...
Small Business Development
Minister for Small Business Development on plans and programmes of Department; Committee Programme
2 Jul 2014
The Department of Small Business Development, with the Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance, presented its plans and programme to the Portfolio Committee. It was the first meeting of the Committee with the new Department.
The Committee was told that the Department was currently being configured with the aim of ...