2024-w152 - 29 February 2024

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)Whether the case between a certain person (name and details furnished) and the Road Accident Fund as the defendant was closed; if not, what are the reasons that the case is still open; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what amount was paid to (a) the specified person directly, (b) to her attorneys or (c) into a trust fund?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 29 Feb 2024

This is a represented claim and Road Accident Fund is not allowed to give details of the claim to Parliament as is deemed personal as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).

The Road Accident Fund will contact the claimant / attorney to address any queries relating to the claim.

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2024-w52 - 29 February 2024

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Transport

What is the (a) total number of cases (i) received and resolved since the establishment of the Road Accident Fund Call Centre, and (b) breakdown of cases that have been waiting for more than five years to be resolved?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 29 Feb 2024

The Customer Relations Management (CRM) solution is not a claims processing solution, but a customer contact solution that provides communication platform with claimants and other stakeholders, where claimants can interact with the RAF to enquire and follow up all claims related matters. The CRM solution intends to centralise and optimize all queries handling and become a central point for all key communication information.

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2024-w17 - 29 February 2024

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

Considering that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has, on numerous occasions, failed to deal with and provide answers to the issue of its abandoned buildings, which have over the years become a haven for criminals in the area, what plans does her department have to ensure that the abandoned buildings are secured and cannot be used to endanger those living in areas that surround it?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 29 Feb 2024

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has no record of what could be deemed abandoned buildings in its property portfolio. Where properties are either unoccupied or not optimally utilised, there are various strategies being applied to either refurbish or prepare such properties for possible development proposals from the open market. This process is ongoing. In cases where properties are earmarked for development, ...

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2024-w4172 - 08 January 2024

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether her department has put any step-by-step measures in place to ensure road safety during the 2023 festive season in each province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 8 Jan 2024

Yes, my department together with all relevant role-players within the road traffic management has put a step-by-step measure in place to ensure road safety during the 2023 festive season in each province which is informed by the lessons learned over the last 5 years.

The interventions are based on the biggest contributors to fatal crashes by province were Gauteng (21%), Kwa-Zulu Natal (17%), Eastern ...

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2024-w4173 - 08 January 2024

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether her department has records of the number of mini-bus taxis operating as public transport in each province; if not, why not; if so, how many mini-bus taxis have (a) been impounded for not being roadworthy, (b) their operating licenses been (i) rejected and (ii) approved during the 2015-2022 period and (c) what are the relevant details in each specified case?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 8 Jan 2024

1.  How may mini-bus taxis have been (a) impounded for not being roadworthy

a) Land transport enforcement is a function of a province or municipality. As enforcement authorities, provinces and/or municipalities are responsible for the impoundment of vehicles where there are transgressions to section 87 of the National Land Transport Act (NLTA). Therefore, the Department does not have the records of the impounded vehicles ...

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2024-w3732 - 08 January 2024

Nontando Nolutshungu to ask the Minister of Transport

Considering that the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has launched a customer relations management tool to improve the finalisation of RAF claims, (a) what total number of (i) claims have been finalised since the launch of the specified programme and (ii) cases are still outstanding and (b) how long will it take to clear the backlog?

Reply from the Minister of Transport on 8 Jan 2024

(a)(i) The Customer Relations Management (CRM) solution is not a claims processing solution, but a Customer contact solution that provides communication platform with claimants and other stakeholders, where claimants can interact with the RAF to enquire and follow up all claims related matters. The CRM solution intends to centralise and optimize all queries handling and become a central point for all key communication information. ...

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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.

PIARC membership is of real value to South Africa as ...

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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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