Question NW2543 to the Minister of Transport
09 December 2021 - NW2543
Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme and taxis returned and scrapped under the programme, what total number of taxis have been scrapped (a)(i) in each province and (ii) in each month in the past three financial years and (b) to date?
Reply:
(a)(i)(ii) Annual Scrapping Statistics – Financial Year 2018/19:
|
Province |
Apr 18 |
May 18 |
Jun 18 |
Jul 18 |
TOTAL |
|
Eastern Cape |
5 |
30 |
34 |
57 |
126 |
|
Free State |
3 |
7 |
14 |
5 |
29 |
|
Gauteng |
4 |
23 |
51 |
75 |
153 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
18 |
25 |
56 |
54 |
153 |
|
Limpopo |
- |
11 |
15 |
6 |
32 |
|
Mpumulanga |
2 |
10 |
30 |
7 |
49 |
|
Northern Cape |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
North West |
- |
10 |
21 |
13 |
44 |
|
Western Cape |
14 |
29 |
34 |
101 |
178 |
|
TOTAL |
46 |
145 |
257 |
318 |
766 |
Note: Vehicles were scrapped for a 4 month period (April – July 2018) only in this financial year as the previous TRP contract ended in September 2018.
(a)(i) Annual Scrapping Statistics – Financial Year 2019/20:
|
Province |
May 19 |
Jun 19 |
Jul 19 |
Aug 19 |
Sep 19 |
Oct 19 |
Nov 19 |
Dec 19 |
Jan 20 |
Feb 20 |
Mar 20 |
TOTAL |
|
Eastern Cape |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
34 |
16 |
39 |
95 |
30 |
55 |
281 |
|
Free State |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
2 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
65 |
|
Gauteng |
18 |
22 |
37 |
22 |
34 |
50 |
71 |
64 |
68 |
22 |
49 |
457 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
- |
19 |
47 |
30 |
30 |
51 |
28 |
59 |
81 |
53 |
63 |
461 |
|
Limpopo |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
1 |
21 |
18 |
60 |
14 |
24 |
15 |
165 |
|
Mpumulanga |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
8 |
37 |
21 |
9 |
38 |
62 |
178 |
|
Northern Cape |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
2 |
1 |
- |
13 |
|
North West |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
25 |
27 |
32 |
24 |
13 |
8 |
138 |
|
Western Cape |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
36 |
24 |
49 |
22 |
19 |
25 |
185 |
|
TOTAL |
18 |
41 |
84 |
68 |
109 |
227 |
240 |
345 |
326 |
205 |
280 |
1 943 |
Note: New RTRP contract concluded on 13 March 2019 with actual scrapping of vehicles only commencing in May 2019 on a staggered site establishment approach.
(a)(i)(ii) Annual Scrapping Statistics – Financial Year 2020/21:
|
Province |
Apr 20 |
May 20 |
Jun 20 |
Jul 20 |
Aug 20 |
Sep 20 |
Oct 20 |
Nov 20 |
Dec 20 |
Jan 21 |
Feb 21 |
Mar 21 |
TOTAL |
|
Eastern Cape |
|
|
32 |
32 |
9 |
24 |
32 |
17 |
21 |
18 |
32 |
17 |
234 |
|
Free State |
|
|
6 |
16 |
- |
8 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
- |
8 |
50 |
|
Gauteng |
|
|
21 |
29 |
15 |
88 |
31 |
78 |
34 |
- |
58 |
62 |
416 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
|
|
39 |
27 |
37 |
54 |
61 |
58 |
63 |
39 |
70 |
104 |
552 |
|
Limpopo |
|
|
1 |
20 |
18 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
79 |
|
Mpumulanga |
|
|
19 |
29 |
33 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
9 |
17 |
9 |
186 |
|
Northern Cape |
|
|
2 |
- |
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
|
North West |
|
|
4 |
- |
7 |
6 |
6 |
- |
4 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
47 |
|
Western Cape |
|
|
16 |
17 |
18 |
41 |
16 |
23 |
47 |
11 |
36 |
9 |
234 |
|
TOTAL |
- |
- |
140 |
170 |
140 |
250 |
170 |
200 |
200 |
92 |
220 |
222 |
1 804 |
Note: There was no scrapping of vehicles during April and May 2020 due to the hard lockdown imposed during COVID.
- Annual Scrapping Statistics – Current Financial Year 2021/22 to date:
|
Province |
Apr 21 |
May 21 |
Jun 21 |
Jul 21 |
Aug 21 |
Sep 21 |
Oct 21 |
Nov 21 |
TOTAL |
|
Eastern Cape |
26 |
26 |
20 |
7 |
29 |
29 |
63 |
49 |
249 |
|
Free State |
3 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
67 |
|
Gauteng |
30 |
63 |
26 |
9 |
50 |
23 |
20 |
33 |
254 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
- |
113 |
3 |
75 |
40 |
113 |
7 |
55 |
406 |
|
Limpopo |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
52 |
|
Mpumulanga |
8 |
- |
23 |
17 |
18 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
96 |
|
Northern Cape |
5 |
3 |
10 |
- |
6 |
3 |
6 |
- |
33 |
|
North West |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Western Cape |
9 |
28 |
24 |
9 |
22 |
27 |
43 |
31 |
193 |
|
TOTAL |
89 |
245 |
120 |
131 |
188 |
220 |
159 |
201 |
1 353 |