Question NW2372 to the Minister of Transport

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29 July 2022 - NW2372

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Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)What is the current status of the designated Taxi Relief Fund; (2) whether his department has made any financial contributions towards taxi associations in the past three financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

1. The Taxi Relief Fund Project was successfully launched 11 January 2022. The Taxi Relief fund project was extended by Cabinet till end March 2023.

Total number of Operating Licenses successfully applied as 20 June 2022 – 74 320 out of 142 075 = 52.31%

Province

Total Qualifying OL's

Total Applied

%

Eastern Cape

13117

6960

53.06%

Free State

8258

3040

36.81%

Gauteng

39810

19159

48.13%

KZN

18152

9906

54.57%

Limpopo

13833

9294

67.19%

Mpumalanga

16260

9213

56.66%

North West

12751

7215

56.58%

Northern Cape

2602

668

25.67%

Western Cape

17292

8865

51.27%

Total

142075

74320

52.31%

2. The Department has not made any financial contributions towards taxi associations in the past three financial years. Taxi associations are voluntary structures that are self-sustainable from member contributions.

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