Question NW1735 to the Minister of Transport
11 August 2020 - NW1735
Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
With regard to the National Public Transport Network Grant Allocations by his department towards the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system specifically in the (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20 financial years, what BRT amounts have been (i) allocated, (ii) transferred and (iii) spent in certain cities (names furnished)?
Reply:
a) 2017-2018 financial year
(i) allocated, (ii) transferred and (iii) spent
Municipality |
ALLOCATION 2017/18 |
TOTAL TRANSFERS 2017/18 |
EXPENDITURE JUL72017 – JUNE 2018 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R’000 |
|
Buffalo City |
55,869 |
55,868 |
45,597 |
Cape Town |
999,524 |
999,524 |
786,680 |
Jo'burg |
918,187 |
918,187 |
602,945 |
Tshwane |
900,239 |
900,239 |
884,890 |
George |
210,362 |
210,362 |
133,486 |
eThekwini |
917,150 |
917,150 |
607,886 |
Mangaung |
231,637 |
231,637 |
84,025 |
Rustenburg |
314,156 |
314,156 |
299,792 |
Ekurhuleni |
700,718 |
700,718 |
372,643 |
Mbombela |
211,673 |
211,673 |
114,381 |
Polokwane |
216,734 |
216,734 |
163,417 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
273,297 |
273,297 |
193,595 |
Msunduzi |
210,014 |
157,512* |
114,924 |
Totals |
6,159,560 |
6,107,057 |
4,404,261 |
*An amount of R52, 5 million was reallocated, as per the DoRA, from Msunduzi for drought relief within the Western Cape Province.
(b) 2018-2019 financial year
(i) allocated, (ii) transferred and (iii) spent
Municipality |
ALLOCATION 2018/19 |
TOTAL TRANSFERS 2018/19 |
EXPENDITURE JUL7 2018 – JUNE 2019 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R’000 |
|
Buffalo City |
95,165 |
95,165 |
101,427 |
Cape Town |
1,045,522 |
1,045,522 |
790,331 |
Jo'burg |
1,112,936 |
1,066,936* |
461,018 |
Tshwane |
808,194 |
808,194 |
743,572 |
George |
167,675 |
167,675 |
137,378 |
eThekwini |
883,887 |
825,877* |
516,291 |
Mangaung |
234,831 |
234,831 |
142,194 |
Rustenburg |
298,212 |
396,629* |
211,084 |
Ekurhuleni |
694,640 |
604,640* |
425,319 |
Mbombela |
203,454 |
203,454 |
133,407 |
Polokwane |
205,107 |
330,107* |
214,652 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
304,942 |
275,535* |
186,127 |
Msunduzi |
199,104 |
199,104 |
199,104 |
Totals |
6,253,669 |
6,253,669 |
4,261,904 |
* Polokwane and Rustenburg received in-year adjustments from reductions in Jo’burg, Ekurhuleni,
eThekwini and Nelson Mandela Bay due to unsatisfactory performances, respectively as per the DoRA.
(c) 2019-20 financial year
(i) allocated, (ii) transferred and (iii) spent
Municipality |
ALLOCATION 2019/20 |
TOTAL TRANSFERS 2019/20 |
EXPENDITURE JULY 2019 - JUNE2020 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R’000 |
|
Buffalo City |
234,466 |
234,466 |
154,851 |
Cape Town |
1,311,645 |
1,311,645 |
847,270 |
Jo'burg |
1,187,518 |
1,068,766* |
383,211 |
Tshwane |
731,751 |
658,576* |
602,919 |
George |
163,499 |
245,626* |
118,578 |
eThekwini |
840,549 |
765,349* |
717,880 |
Mangaung |
229,596 |
229,596 |
126,703 |
Rustenburg |
218,911 |
218,911 |
84,923 |
Ekurhuleni |
679,153 |
679,153 |
627,610 |
Mbombela |
198,919 |
198,919 |
159,748 |
Polokwane |
179,433 |
332,433* |
243,485 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
298,143 |
199,980** |
93,228 |
Msunduzi |
194,665 |
226,665* |
133,975 |
Totals |
6,468,248 |
6,370,085 |
4,294,381 |
* George, Polokwane and Msunduzireceived in-year adjustments from reductions in Jo’burg, Tshwane,
eThekwini due to unsatisfactory performances, respectively as per the DoRA.
**The DoT was instructed by the National Treasury not to transfer the balance amounting to R98, 1 million for Nelson Mandela Bay.