2023-w3640 - 13 November 2023

Christian Hans Heinrich Hunsinger to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)What (a) total number of aircraft accidents that took place in the Western Cape were reported to the SA Civil Aviation Authority in the past 10 years, (b) are the relevant details of each incident, (c) were the reasons for the accident that were reported for each incident, (d) total number of fatalities resulted from the accidents and (e) steps have been taken by her department to improve air safety in the Western Cape?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 13 Nov 2023

(a) The total number of aircraft accidents that took place in the Western Cape that were reported to the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACCA) in the past 10 years.

 YEAR

ACCIDENTS

2014

11

2015

18

2016

10

2017

20

2018

11

2019

6

2020

12

2021

19

2022

18

2023

16

Grand Total

141

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2023-w3477 - 13 November 2023

Robert Alfred Lees to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the Request for Information (RFI) 2021/00018 issued by the Road Accident Fund (RAF), what are the full details of (a) the RFI and (b) all the medico-legal experts appointed by the RAF, including but not exclusively, (i) their names, (ii) their specialties and (iii) the addresses from where they conduct business and/or provide services?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 13 Nov 2023

The panel of Medico-Legal experts was approved by the RAF Board on 31st March 2022.

The response to (a), full details of the issued RFI advert, attached as Annexure B.

The table below the response to (b) entails bidder names, fields of expertise, the names of Provinces they bided for and their contact details:

 

Service Provider Name

Fields of Expertise

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2023-w3180 - 09 November 2023

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

What (a) total number of potholes on roads that fall under her administration has her department repaired in each province in the past six months, (b) was the budget of her department for road-repair work in the specified period and (c) amount of the specified budget has been spent?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

PROVINCE

Potholes Patched (m2)

Labour: internal

Budget Allocation

Six-month Expenditure

Total

       

Quarter 0ne

Quarter Two

Six-month Expenditure

E. Cape

112 286

Internal & external

R2 057 539 888

227 085 055

245 691 706

472 776 761

Free State

20 000

Internal

R1 337 642 000

95 073 000

252 226 000

347 299 000

Gauteng

213 321

Internal

R 680 058 000

30 516 ...

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2023-w3153 - 09 November 2023

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether there have been any issues in the pay-outs of the Road Accident Fund in the past two financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

The RAF, over the past 3 years, implemented quality assurance processes. These include checking for: i) payments made induplicate, ii) mortality of claimants, iii) foreign claimants are in the country legally and iv) if tax affairs of the claimant representative attorney are in order. Quality assurance processes are in line with the PFMA, the Immigrations Act, Treasury Regulations and any other applicable framework.

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2023-w3292 - 09 November 2023

Regina Mina Mpontseng Lesoma to ask the Minister of Transport

What (a) is the significant objective of the 2023 October Transport Month that she launched on 29 September 2023 under the theme Siyakha and (b) does she expect to achieve?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

a)  The October Transport Month Campaign is a flagship programme of the Department that is implemented every year to celebrate the achievements of the Department, its entities and provincial departments of transport, municipalities and other achievements of the sector. The campaign celebrates contributions that enable the realisation of government’s economic recovery objectives in the aftermath of the ravages of the COVID 19 pandemic, which ...

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2023-w1556 - 09 November 2023

Isaac Sello Seitlholo to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether, with regard to the matter of the SA National Road Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) relating to Farm Biesjesvallei, 149, Portion 106 and a certain person (name furnished), the portion of the farm belong to SANRAL; if not, what is the status of the transfer; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

The property in question relates to a historic matter where the landowner signed an agreement with SANRAL and agreed to the transfer of the road portion to SANRAL’s name without compensation. The portion of property falls within the road reserve of N14 section 11 that was taken over from the Province and declared as a National Route in 2006 under Declaration 217 of 2006. ...

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2023-w3137 - 09 November 2023

Yazini Tetyana to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether, in light of the recent incidents of violence involving Intercape buses in Queenstown, Cofimvaba, Butterworth, Engcobo, Idutywa and Tsomo in the Eastern Cape, where the SA Police Service resorted to escorting buses travelling around those areas as a protection measure, her department has investigated the circumstances that led to the bus attacks; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

The matter of intimidation, attacks and violence against Intercape’s operations in parts of the Eastern Cape is currently servicing before the High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division in Makhanda. Intercape argues that it has been deliberately subjected to sustained acts of intimidation and violence allegedly by some taxi associations. They also alluded to the fact that these acts of violence were reported ...

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2023-w3088 - 09 November 2023

Robert Alfred Lees to ask the Minister of Transport

1)With regard to the cancellation of the post-retirement medical aid benefits for employees of the Road Accident Fund who were employed prior to 1 May 1998, what (a) are the details of (i) the post-retirement medical aid benefits that were cancelled and (ii) the reasons for the benefits being cancelled and (b) alternative and/or equivalent benefits were provided to the affected employees. (2) what (a) process was followed that led up to the cancellation of the medical benefits and (b) is the total number of employees who have retired and are not receiving the post-retirement medical aid benefits. (3) what is the (a) number and details of employees affected by the cancellation of medical benefits and (b) actuarially calculated cost of the medical aid benefit remaining in force until all specified employees employed before the 1 May 1998 have died; (4) whether she will furnish Mr R A Lees with a copy of the letter sent to employees regarding the cancellation of the medical aid benefits; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (5) what is the status of case number GATW15422-21 that is or was before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

a (i), Details of The RAF Post-Retirement Medical Aid Benefit (PRMA);

PRMA is a historical condition of service benefit provided to employees who were permanently employed with RAF (Fund) prior to 01 May 1998.

In terms of this benefit, the RAF would subsidize 50% (fifty percent) towards the medical aid contributions on/and throughout the retirement of such employees until the death of the retired ...

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2023-w3312 - 09 November 2023

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) How far is the process of formalising and/or providing subsidies for the taxi industry and (b) what are the relevant details of the time frame to introduce the specified subsidy?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 9 Nov 2023

1. One of the key problems identified in the current public transport system in South Africa, which is being attended to, is the lack of integration. This is manifested in the current subsidy regime that is still mode specific i.e. rail and bus. Recently, great emphasis has been sought to introduce subsidies for the minibus-taxi operators. Unfortunately, the mode linked operations and subsidy approach ...

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2023-w3364 - 03 November 2023

Robert Alfred Lees to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether, given that the Minister of Public Enterprises did not table in Parliament the annual reports for SA Airways (SAA) for the 201920, 202021, 202122 and 202223 financial years, notwithstanding clause 17(6)(e) of the International Air Services Act, Act 60 of 1993, that requires the International Air Services Council to take into account the financial capability of the applicant (details furnished), the SAA currently has a valid international air services license; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what basis was the financial capability of SAA taken into account by the international air services council and (b) what date was the international air services license issued to SAA?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 3 Nov 2023

a) The Council was satisfied that SAA (Soc) Ltd is fit and able to operate a Class I international air service based on the supporting/financial information submitted.

The IASC is an independent entity established under the International Air Service Council Act No. 60 of 1993, which specifically governs the regulation of air services, specifically international. Council operates within the provisions of the Act, in ...

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