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?
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 ...
(1)Whether the smart enrolment solution that was piloted at the new driving licence testing centres (DLTCs) in Waterfall Park in Midrand and Eco Park in Centurion, had gone live in every province in the Republic as a result of her department successfully having undertaken a significant information and technology overhaul at DLTCs across the Republic to reduce waiting times; if not, why not; if so, what has her department achieved in this regard by the end of October 2023;
(2) whether any tender had been awarded for a new driving licence card and printing machine; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether her department had implemented a new service-delivery model that has succeeded in drastically cutting down turnaround times; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the improvements and (b) on what date did they come into effect;
(4) whether she will make a statement on the matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) The Smart Enrolment Solution was indeed piloted at the DLTCs of Waterfall Park and Ecopark. The pilot was a partial proof of concept trial limited only to driving license renewals and excluded new driving license applications as well as Professional Driving Permit (PrDP) applications.
In its 16-month lifespan, the pilot has been very successful, and in total, 108 741 renewals were successfully carried ...
(1)Whether her department has set out the standardisation for all scholar transport to be managed under her department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether certain provinces still use the Department of Basic Education to provide scholar transport; if not, why not; if so, who is responsible for the breakdown of the management responsible for scholar transport in each province where the department of Basic Education is being used?
1. The Department has developed the National Learner Transport Policy that set policy directives in respect to the provision of the learner transport operations nationally. The policy directives provide amongst others, the criteria for inclusion of learners into the National Learner Transport Programme, and safety considerations in respect approved operators and vehicles. Furthermore, the department has developed operational guidelines to guide provinces in the ...
What are the relevant details pertaining to the exclusion of foreign nationals from claiming compensation from the Road Accident Fund?
There are no exclusions
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What are the details of all funds paid out by her department for the maintenance of the KwaZulu-Natal R74 road from the Free State border to the bottom of the Oliviershoek Pass from 1 June 2022 to 31 August 2023, including but not exclusively, the (a) amounts paid to each contractor, (b) name of each contractor, (c) name of each director of the contracted companies, (d) address of each contractor, (e) scope of work for each contractor, (f) amounts withheld from contractors and (g) expenditure for work done?
The question was referred to the Kwa Zulu Natal Department of Transport who has advised that the road in question is road P340 (R74) from Bergville to the Free State border and
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- Madudla Contractors has been the contractor that was working on Main Road 340 (R74) for the duration mentioned (Pass from 1 June 2022 till now).
- Mr S Dlamini is ...
(1)Whether, the tender regarding the Port of Cape Town equipment has been awarded; if not, (a) by what date will it be awarded and (b) what are the reasons for the delay in awarding the tender; if so, who was the successful tenderer;
(2) whether bids can still be submitted; if not, why not; if so, which suppliers may submit tenders;
(3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
1. (a) (b) No Information.
Transnet National Ports Authority is the landlord and has a mandate to maintain ports infrastructure as per the National Ports Act, No. 12 of 2005. The Minister of Transport is only the custodian of the policy framework.
The Department of Transport duly requests for the question to be re-directed to Minister of Public Enterprises as the Shareholder Minister.
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What specific steps of intervention does her department intend to take in Komani, in the Eastern Cape, to fix potholes in the local roads network, since there has been no response to the complaints logged by the residents through Operation Vala Zonke?
As the honourable member may be aware, road and transport function are a concurrent function exclusively performed by the three spheres of Government. In terms of Section 4(a) and (b) and Section 5(a) and (b), of the constitution of the Republic,
Based by the complaint directed to both the province and municipality regarding the bad state of the Komani roads, I can confirm that ...
What (a) are the details of the implementation program and/or plan of the SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd’s Vala Zonke Campaign that deals with the problem of potholes (details furnished) and (b) has there been coverage of the Vala Zonke campaign to date?
a) The Vala Zonke Campaign is a National campaign under the auspices of the Department of Transport in line with directives of the Presidential Economic Retreat Resolutions (31 May – 1 June 2022)
- The Transport MINMEC of 1 August 2022, adopted the intervention plan to fight against potholes and general road refurbishment and improvement that triggered the launch of Operation Vala Zonke, on 08 ...
(1)With regard to safety at the sites of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) in the Western Cape, what total number of the (a) overhead bridges and (b) underground passenger tunnels on the PRASA rail network were (i) inspected and (ii) deemed unsafe in 2022;
(2) what is the estimated cost of repairing all (a) overhead bridges and (b) underground passenger tunnels on the PRASA rail network that are currently in need of repair in order to be deemed safe?
1. (a) In the Western Cape, PRASA has a total of 61 Overhead Bridges (excluding the Central Line, which is currently being recovered).
- 61 bridges were inspected in 2022,
- 6 bridges where recommended the rehabilitation due to their poor condition.
(b) In the Western Cape, PRASA has a total of 38 underground passenger tunnels.
(i) 38 underground passenger tunnels have been inspected,
(ii) 4 ...
What are the relevant details pertaining to the (a) budget allocated for and (b) actual expenditure with regard to (i) travel and (ii) accommodation of employees of her department during visits to accident scenes in the period 1 January 2020 to 1 April 2023?
Roads Branch
In terms of the SCOA (Standard Charts of Accounts) guideline from National Treasury, Travel and subsistence includes items such as car rental, air transport, own transport, transport provided, food and beverages, incidental cost as well as special daily allowance cannot be excluded from this item because the official don’t only utilize their own transport as sometimes they would use air transport and ...
