NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 2241
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2009
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 28 â 2009)
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
(1) Whether an investigation will be launched into the alleged speeding
incident of a certain person (name furnished) as reported in the media
on 2 November 2009 (copy furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details;
(2) whether the said person was speeding; if so, what was the speed
transgression;
(3) whether he will be fined; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details;
(4) whether he had any outstanding fines when he was pulled over; if so,
what was the total (a) value, (b) amount, (c) date and (d) speeding
transgressions;
(5) whether he was arrested; if not, why not?
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REPLY:
The Minister of Transport:
1) Following the media article that the Honourable Member refers to in
part (1) of the Question, the Department of Transport (DoT) contacted
Ms Pinky Kekana, MEC of Roads and Transport in the Limpopo Province
to conduct an investigation regarding the incident in question.
According to the information at my disposal, the Province does not
have any proof of the alleged incident. Therefore, the Limpopo
Provincesâ investigation has yielded no concrete facts about the
alleged offence.
(2), (3), (4) and (5) Fall away.