2024-w3824 - 08 January 2024

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

(1) What (a) are the reasons for sending 29 officials on an official trip to Prague, (b) was the purpose of the trip, (c) was the duration of the trip and (d) are the expected outcomes and/or benefits to the road infrastructure and transportation sector of the Republic; (2) what (a) was the total cost associated with sending the 29 officials to Prague and (b) is the breakdown of the expenses incurred for (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other specified related costs?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 8 Jan 2024

1.(a) SANRAL has been a member of the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses (PIARC) since 1995. PIARC is a non-profit association established in 1909, with over 100 years of existence, with the broad aim of promoting international cooperation and sharing of knowledge on issues related to roads and road transport.

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2023-w4224 - 20 December 2023

Isaac Sello Seitlholo to ask the Minister of Transport

What total number of kilometres of the national roads were resurfaced (a) in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022 and (b) since 1 January 2023?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 20 Dec 2023

SANRAL resurfaced the following kilometres of national roads:

a) (i) 2021/22 = 449 km

(ii) 2022/23 = 688 km

b) 2023/24 = 1308 km to date

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2023-w3731 - 20 December 2023

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Transport

(1) Whether a certain company (name furnished) to whom a certain tender (details furnished) was awarded, is still operational; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the specified company met and fulfilled all the necessary requirements; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (3) whether she will furnish Mrs N J Nolutshungu with copies of the relevant documents that the company had submitted to her department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4947E

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 20 Dec 2023

The question pertaining certain company was referred to the KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport who have confirmed:

1. The company is operational

The company can only be excluded, if the National Treasury exclude them from the Centralised Supplier Database (CSD) and/or if the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) imposes restrictions on it.

2. The company met and fulfilled all the necessary requirements as per ...

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2023-w3902 - 20 December 2023

Robert Alfred Lees to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)What are the relevant details of (a) all directives and/or instructions issued by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) board and executives for payments not to be made to experts who had provided services to or on behalf of the RAF, (b) the reasons for issuing directives and/or instructions to be stopped and (c) on what legal basis were directives and/or instructions given for payments to experts who had provided services to or on behalf of the RAF to be stopped; (2) what are the relevant details of all reports and/or intellectual property obtained from experts that have not been paid for by the RAF; (3) whether the reports and/or intellectual property have been used in any way by the RAF including for purposes of settling or disputing claims; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 20 Dec 2023

1. No such a directive was issued by the Road Accident Fund. However, it must be noted that a Service Level Agreement (SLA) was in place with the erstwhile

Panel of Attorneys. The SLA was clear that the RAF would not be liable for any fees charged by the experts where no pre-Authorisation is obtained.

2. The specific reports were processed by the erstwhile panel ...

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2023-w4035 - 13 December 2023

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether she intends to establish a functional task team to specifically investigate corruption and maladministration (a) in her department, (b) in licensing offices and (c) by traffic officers; if not, why not; if so, (i) by what date will the specified task team be established, (ii) what intergovernmental relations and agreements are in place with the Anti-Corruption Task Team and (iii) what are the further relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 13 Dec 2023

a) No, such a functional task team will be appointed within my Department

We already have the Chief Directorate Internal Audit and Fraud Investigations responsible for internal investigations within my Department.

Within my Department, we have the Sub-Directorate Vehicle and Driving Licence Compliance within the Roads Branch under the Chief Directorate: Road Transport Regulation: (Directorate: Compliance), responsible for investigations.

b) No, such a functional ...

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2023-w2773 - 13 December 2023

Brett Norton Herron to ask the Minister of Transport

With regard to the decision by the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) not to operate minibus taxi services in Cape Town, the impounding of minibus taxis and the fatal and destructive violence that erupted, what reasons were provided by Santaco for withholding public transport services 2) Whether any minibus taxis were unlawfully impounded by the City of Cape Town; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what total number and (b) for what reasons were the specified minibus taxis allegedly unlawfully impounded 3) Whether any minibus taxis were lawfully impounded by the City of Cape Town; if so what were the offences that led to the lawful impounding of the specified minibus taxis 4) Whether she will test the authority to impound a vehicle without the vehicle owner and/or operator being permitted to dispute the alleged offense before such vehicle is impounded in a court of law; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details 5) With regard to impoundments in terms of section 87 of the NLTA, no.5 of 2009, what are the reasons that she has not assigned the operating licence function to the City of Cape Town, as applied for in 2014, as municipalities would be in a better position to resolve operating permit conflicts and to adequately address public transport demands on certain routes if the planning and operating licence function could be integrated?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 13 Dec 2023

1. Santaco withheld their services because they felt that the impoundments of their vehicles were unreasonable as the offences were seen as minor and did not justify the impoundments.

2. Section 85 of the NLTA provides that land transport law enforcement falls within the respective jurisdiction of a province or a municipality. Section 57(5) further states that the entity granting an operating license may ...

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2023-w3874 - 06 December 2023

Lorato Florence Tito to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)Whether she is responsible for roads in municipalities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) what are the reasons that gravel soil is being used against the wishes of the community on the R4 million road construction project happening between the Losasaneng and Gataote villages in the Greater Taung Local Municipality in the North West, which was meant to be a tarred road?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 6 Dec 2023

1. Roads are guided by the Constitution, which states the “Roads is an exclusive” responsibility of National, Provincial and Local Government.

Therefore all “Road Authorities in South Africa have an obligation to plan, design, construct and maintain the road network, to protect the public investment in the road infrastructure, to ensure the continued functionality of the transportation system and to promote the safety of ...

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2023-w3954 - 06 December 2023

Wendy Robyn Alexander to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether (a) she, (b) the Deputy Minister and (c) any other official in her department attended the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the relevant details of each person in her department who attended the Rugby World Cup, (ii) is the total number of such persons and (iii) were the total costs of (aa) travel, (bb) accommodation and (cc) any other related costs that were incurred by her department as a result of the trip(s)?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 6 Dec 2023

(a) I did not attend the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023.

(b) The Deputy Minister of Transport did not attend the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023.

(c) No other official from my Department attended the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023.

(i)(ii)(iii)(aa)(bb)(cc) Falls away

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2023-w3719 - 06 December 2023

Tamarin Breedt to ask the Minister of Transport

(1) What is the current status of the private sector participation tender regarding the Ngqura Container Terminal in Port Elizabeth; (2) whether there are sufficient bid submissions to proceed with the specified tender in its original format; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any changes will be made to the tender guidelines to improve private sector participation in the tender process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 6 Dec 2023

The National Department of Transport has not issued a tender in respect to private sector participation for the Ngqura Container Terminal in Port Elizabeth.

The Office of the CFO decided to conduct a quick search to assist the Parliamentary office in routing the Parliamentary Question to the applicable organization and we believe this bid was issued by Transnet.

The Departmental Supply Chain Management office ...

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2023-w3754 - 06 December 2023

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether her department has put any specific measures and/or policies in place to address the overwhelming financial burden faced by taxi owners in paying their minibus taxi instalments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 6 Dec 2023

The Department is not mandated to deal with financial matters such as lending. However, the Department places its reliance in this regard on existing and enabling legislation such as the National Credit Act (35 of 2005) (NCA).

The NCA is designed to protect the Consumer in the credit market and make credit and banking services more accessible. The NCA aims “to promote and advance ...

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