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2014-03-10

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Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 583

Mr K J Mileham (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) How much was (a) budgeted for and (b) actually spent on an integrated public transport system in each metropolitan municipality (i) in the (aa) 2010-11,(bb) 2011-2012 (cc) 2012-2013 and (dd) 2013-2014 financial years and (ii) since 01 April 2014.

(2) How much of the expenditure for the integrated public transport system was unauthorized, irregular, fruitless or wasteful (a) in the (i) 2010-2011 (ii) 2011-2012,(iii) 2012-2013 (iv) 2013-2014 financial years and (b) since 01 April 2014.

(3) What is the current status for the roll out of the integrated public transport system in each metropolitan municipality?

REPLY

1 (a) (b) (i) (aa)

July 2010–June2011: PUBLIC TRANSPORT Infrastructure and SYSTEMS GRANT (PTISG)
Metropolitan Municipalities	Transfers R'000	Expenditure R'000
Buffalo City	71 478	425
Nelson Mandela Bay	408 333	351 442
Mangaung	166 000	93 480
Ekurhuleni	20 000	4 556
City of Johannesburg	1 300 471	1 300 471
City of Tshwane	100 000	100 000
eThekwini	330 000	132 882
City of Cape Town	1 018 355	850 004
Total	3 414 637	2 833 260

1 (a) (b) (i) (bb)

July 2011–June 2012: PUBLIC TRANSPORT Infrastructure and SYSTEMS GRANT (PTISG)
Metropolitan Municipalities	Transfers R'000	Expenditure R'000
Buffalo City	180 000	5 936
Nelson Mandela Bay	340 000	100 042
Mangaung	15 000	15 000
Ekurhuleni	20 000	20 000
City of Johannesburg	1 700 000	1 273 853
City of Tshwane	200 000	188 110
eThekwini	205 000	205 000
City of Cape Town	1 608 300	1 075 407
Total	4 268 300	2 883 348

1 (a) (b) (i) (cc)

July 2012–June 2013: PUBLIC TRANSPORT Infrastructure and SYSTEMS GRANT (PTISG)
Metropolitan Municipalities	Transfers R'000	Expenditure R'000
Buffalo City	3 000	13 565
Nelson Mandela Bay	298 702	296 776
Mangaung	20 000	12 513
Ekurhuleni	50 000	22 908
City of Johannesburg	1 050 000	879 963
City of Tshwane	748 702	750 936
eThekwini	598 703	104 820
City of Cape Town	1 348 702	2 198 495
Total	4 117 809	4 279 976

1 (a) (b) (i) (dd) and (ii)

2013 July – 2014 June: PUBLIC TRANSPORT Infrastructure and SYSTEMS GRANT (PTISG)
Metropolitan Municipality	Transferred to date R'000	Total Exp. to date R'000
Buffalo City	20 000	-
Mangaung	20 000	20 000
Ekurhuleni	243 543	116 294
City of Jo'burg	843 766	470 836
City of Tshwane	773 761	779 018
eThekwini	507 366	-
City of Cape Town	946 241	654 453
Nelson Mandela Bay	85 000	-
Total	3 439 677	2 040 601

1 (a) (b) (i) (dd) and (ii)

July 2013–June2014: PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK OPERATIONS GRANT (PTNOG)
Metropolitan Municipality	Transferred to date	Expenditure to date
Nelson Mandela Bay	100 000	86 971
City of Johannesburg	268 000	204 277
eThekwini	71 395	93 193
City of Cape Town	352 521	217 325
George	89 389	89 389
Total	881 305	691 5

(2)

There were No conditional grant(s) funds that were declared unauthorised, irregular and fruitless or spent wastefully between 2010 to date.

(3)

Municipality	Status as at July 2014
Buffalo City	A draft Operational plan was approved by Council in 2008. Unfortunately the city has been delayed for over four years due to administrative delays and subsequently a legal challenge to its procurement of a consortium to do the detailed planning and design. Currently the city is in discussions with National Treasury with regard to appealing the High Court decision to award the tender to the second placed bidder. DoT will liaise with National Treasury with regard to facilitating a speedy resolution of this matter.
Cape Town	Phase 1 a trunk services from Atlantis to the CBD (Civic Station) are operational and the Tableview leg has been operation since 2011. The Du Noon service commenced in April and in July 2014 the N2 Express service between Khayelitsha / Mitchells Plain and the CBD started. The CT International Airport / CBD service has been operational since 2010. The feeder services between the Civic Station and destinations such as Gardens, Waterfront, Sea Point and Hout Bay have been opened progressively over the past 2 years. Planning for the Phase 2 services between the south east and Wynburg / Claremont is well in hand. The city is close to carrying 50 000 average weekday passenger trips by August 2014.
Ekurhuleni	Operational, Business, Finance and Marketing Plans for Phase 1 services have been completed. Preliminary and Detailed Design Plans for Phase 1a between Tembisa and Kempton Park are complete and Busway construction is underway in Tembisa. Phase 1a services are expected to commence in 2016
eThekwini	Comprehensive "wall-to-wall" network plans for the full network (4 Phases and 9 corridors) have been completed and construction has commenced on the first corridor (C3) from Bridge City to Pinetown. eThekwini has rolled out its electronic fare collection system (EFC) which is applied on its current municipal bus service. Unlike other cities which have rolled out the BRT on a corridor basis, eThekwini has undertaken detailed planning for the entire network. This process has taken 7 years and the DoT is dissatisfied with this performance, particularly in view of consistent under-spending of the grants. The City has made a firm commitment to speed up from the 2014/15 year.
George	All plans for the full network have been completed. Buses are on order and the full network services will be rolled out in November 2014 provided there is no delay to the signing of contracts which may be threatened by the recent assassination of a leading member of the local minibus taxi industry.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 545

Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) How many verification devices for vehicle licences as well as other devices for road safety policing, including the vehicles in which they are transported, do the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) have at their disposal;

(2) why does the JMPD use the vehicles provided by Sanral that are fitted with e-toll badges only on the tolled roads and not during road blocks on the N14 highway;

(3) on what legal basis does the JMPD and/or provincial police traffic rely when holding road blocks on highways? NW627E

REPLY

(1) In terms of equipment provision, there is 44 Max ID scanners, 24 Mobile Patrol Vehicles (MPV's) and 20 Mobile Policing Vehicles (MPS's) available. The Max ID's are utilised to scan the driver's licence and vehicle licence to ensure that they are not expired or illegal. Both the MPV's and MPS's are equipped with Automatic Number Plate recognition (ANPR) equipment onboard the vehicles that assist them in carrying out their duties. The ANPR equipment scans vehicle licence plate numbers (VLN's). The scanned VLN is checked against info on NaTIS and on a Vehicle of Special Interest (VOSI) list. The VOSI list contains data of duplicate, false and cloned VLN's. This enables the traffic officer to easily identify and stop vehicles that are stolen, cloned or involved in criminal activity.

With respect to part two of the question as the honourable member is aware the Minister of Transport is not responsible for JMPD and does not have access to this information.

(2) I am told JMPD does not utilise SANRAL vehicles.

(3) The officers' perform their duties in terms of the powers in the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Section 3I).

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 543

Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Transport:

Whether an overarching transport regulator will be created, as undertaken by the previous Minister of Transport; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details, with specific reference to the objectives, jurisdiction and implementation date of the regulator? NW625E

REPLY

Yes, we intend to create the Single Economic Regulator. The Department of Transport is continuing in its efforts to establish a Single Transport Economic Regulator (STER) and has made good progress in this regard. The specific objectives of this initiative are to identify and address regulatory and capacity gaps across the transport sector; and in doing so, to improve the pricing and efficiency of transport infrastructure and services. In order to achieve these objectives, the STER will consolidate and rationalise existing economic regulation in the ports and civil aviation modes, and where necessary, design and implement new regulations to address potential gaps. This is likely to see some form of independent economic regulation extend to national rail and road infrastructure and operations.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 563
Mr TZ Hadebe (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) When will the Civil Aviation Authority finalise the regulations pertaining to the use drones? (b) Will the department condone the use of drones if they are used for anti-poaching?

REPLY

(1) The Regulations are expected to be finalised at the end of this financial year (i.e. 31^st March 2015). The process of developing regulations in this regard takes consideration of the unique new safety and security risks presented by the operation of RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) or drones as they are referred to in this question, in the South African airspace.

Safety risks, amongst others, include:

▪ The potential of a mid-air collision with an aircraft, resulting in fatalities in the air and on the ground.
▪ RPAS failure, which during its crashing into the earth may kill or injure persons and/or damage property.
▪ The starting of veld fire, endangering wildlife, when an RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) crashes into a bush veld or nature reserve due to RPA using lithium batteries and/or being powered by gasoline.

Security risks, amongst others, include:

▪ An intentional act to kill or harm an individual by deliberately flying into him/her.
▪ An intentional act to attach a bomb to an RPA with the intention to harm persons/property.
▪ An intentional act to commit an anonymous act of terrorism due to the fact that it is often impossible to know who is controlling an RPA and/or who the owner is. RPAs have the technology to be flown anonymously beyond the visual line of sight for hundreds of kilometres, using GPS tracking.
▪ An intentional act to use an RPA to transport guns/drugs/contraband into prisons or other areas in South Africa.
▪ There is no guarantee against hi-jacking of the command-control link.
▪ The privacy of citizens is not guaranteed.

(b) Safety and security risks exist for any type of RPAS operation, including anti-poaching. Further, it remains unknown if the poachers would not also use drones for poaching and therefore caution will have to be exercised at all times when considering the granting of usage to one sector, In all cases, a comprehensive analysis of inherent risk factors should be carried out before approval is granted. Additionally, it would be unconstitutional to permit the usage of RPAS technology in one sector whilst restricting other users. RPAS applications are wide-ranging and include:

▪ Railway safety
▪ Crop science and livestock control
▪ Disaster control, for situational awareness
▪ Private security
▪ Research and science
▪ Coastal research
▪ Complex industrial inspection (oil, gas and utility entities)
▪ Search and rescue
▪ Illegal drug trafficking
▪ Gas operations monitoring, etc.

Given the wide-ranging applications, it becomes prudent that the regulations are applied equally to all operators of RPAS, more so given that the risks presented by the operation of RPAS remain comparatively similar, regardless of application. The main focus and efforts in the development of these Regulations is continuation of the high levels of aviation safety enjoyed in South Africa today and the protection of the safety and security of the citizens of South Africa when this technology is introduced into our skies.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 526

Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) asks the Minister of Transport:

Whether money that is levied by way of the e-toll system is appropriated for the extension and maintenance of roads that do not form part Of the e-tolling system, if not, how much money that has been levied by way of the e-toll system has already been appropriated for roads and other facilities that do not form part of the e-toll system, if so, for which roads and other facilities will this money be appropriated?
NW 608E

REPLY

SANRAL's toll road portfolio is ring fenced in terms of the SANRAL legislation, which means that toll revenue can only be used to service and maintain toll roads. The 201km of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project forms part of the SANRAL Toll portfolio of 3120km. Each toll route within the portfolio has to be able to repay its initial construction cost as well as be maintained. The health of each toll route is checked bi-annually and the results are disclosed in the Annual Report and audited by the Auditor-General.

However, as a result of the delay in toll commencement on GFIP and initial construction already completed by mid 2011, SANRAL's overall borrowings had to increase to continue servicing the debt as well as maintain the roads. So, it could be derived that the other toil routes have been supporting GFIP to an extent. Therefore no revenue collected on GFIP has been used for anything other than toll roads.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 525
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) asks the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether the SA National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is planning to sue the construction firms that upgraded the toll roads and were found guilty by the competition commission of collusion to keep prices artificially high, and to recover the financial loss it suffered accordingly, if not, if so, what are the relevant details,

(2) Whether Sanral will appropriate the money to be recovered from the construction firms to pay the debt for the upgrading of the toll roads, if not, why not, if, so what are the relevant details? N607E

REPLY

(1) All of the implicated SANRAL projects are historical projects. In order to pursue any claims against the Contractors the potential damages in respect of each project are being assessed. As the honourable member would appreciate that any claim for damages must be supported with facts and be pleaded with a great deal of particularity. This process involves collating and evaluating historical data. To this end SANRAL has appointed an independent estimator and an independent economist to calculate the damages suffered by SANRAL, if any, as a result of the collusive tendering. In light of the tremendous amount of historical data that must be collated and assessed, it is anticipated that the work undertaken by the specialist will be completed in approximately 6 - 9 months.

(2) Any monies recovered through the legal proceedings will be utilized for purposes of maintaining the roads and repaying outstanding debt. The exact details can only be finalised after the legal proceedings have run their course.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 524
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) asks the Minister of Transport:

whether the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has discontinued or cut back the maintenance and upgrading of alternative roads to all of the country's existing toll roads, if not, what are (a) the relevant details of Sanral's maintenance and /or upgrading plans in the period 1 January 2006 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) Sanral's future plans for the maintenance and upgrading of alternative roads to toll roads? NW 606E

REPLY

The national road network consists of two parts, namely toll and non-toll roads. The non-toll roads are funded through appropriations from the National Treasury. The maintenance procedures on the entire network is informed by a pavement management system. The road condition of the entire network is surveyed annually and the results thereof inform the planned expenditure.

Find here: (a) & (b) The previous and planned expenditure on the non-toll road network is:

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 480

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What (a) solutions are being identified to resolve the water leakage in the Gautrain tunnel and (b)(i) processes, (ii) procedures and (iii) mechanisms are being used to measure the successes of these solutions;

(2) (a) what (i) mechanisms, (ii) processes and (iii) procedures exist to measure and monitor progress and milestone completions and successes in the various bus rapid transport (BRT) systems, (b) at what stage is each of the respective BRT systems and (c) what is being done to ensure that BRT systems are brought up to date in cases where they have fallen behind schedule? NW559E

REPLY

(1)(a) The Bombela Concession Company is in terms of an arbitral ruling responsible for the design and implementation of a tunnel remedial works plan. It has appointed a team of international experts and an international tunnel design consultant to identify solutions and to propose an appropriate tunnel remedial works solution. Bombela has indicated that a report, compiled by this team, with possible solutions will be available shortly.

(b) All actions related to the tunnel remedial works will be subject to the processes, procedures and mechanism of the Concession Agreement. The main measurement of success of the solutions proposed will be compliance with the requirement of the Concession Specification related to water inflow into the tunnel as ruled by arbitration tribunal. The independent Certifier will ultimately have to certify that compliance with the Concession Specification has been achieved.

2 (a) (i) (ii) and (iii)

Mechanisms, Processes and Procedures

· Officials in the Public Transport Network Development Division in the Department are responsible for monitoring the implementation progress of the Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN or BRT) systems in the 13 municipalities that are in receipt of conditional grant funds for the infrastructure and operations of IPTNs which in some cities include BRT components.

· The officials are variously tasked with:

(i) Measuring the financial performance of the municipality against the projected cash flow, achievement milestones and performance targets set by the municipalities in their annual proposals for funding from the Public Transport Infrastructure (PTI) and Public Transport Network Operating (PTNO) Grants;

(ii) Assessing the technical compliance of the Operational, Business, Financial, Marketing and Communication Plans with the strategies and standards set out in the Cabinet approved Public Transport Strategy (PTS) and Action Plan of 2007;

(iii) Checking the Preliminary and Detailed Design Plans for compliance with performance standards and universal access requirements; and

(iv) Monitoring the information provided by the municipalities regarding the delivery of services on the network in line with quality standards specified in the PTS.

· DoT officials are in receipt of Monthly Reports from municipalities on Grant expenditure performance. These reports are made in a standardised format specified by the DoT;

· Municipalities also submit Quarterly Reports on expenditure and financial performance and on progress in the attainment of milestones and targets for infrastructure and service delivery, which are specified in the Business Plans which are the basis of their Council approved Budgets and their annual Bid Proposals to the Department of Transport and National Treasury. The Quarterly Reports follow a standardised template designed by the Department of Transport. Copies of the Monthly and Quarterly templates are available on request.

· Municipalities submit an Annual Report according to a standardised template designed by National Treasury. This report provides details of both financial and technical performance for the financial year by each municipality. These reports are a matter of public record and copies are available on request.

· Officials from the DoT make Bi-Monthly and/or Quarterly visits to each municipality to check on the progress in expenditure of the annual grant and implementation of the various plans or the implementation of the services based on negotiated operating contracts. During the course of the visits there are meetings (which follow a standardised Agenda) and site visits to recently completed components of the BRT networks or new corridor services. Results of the meetings are documented in the form of minutes of meetings and/or presentations on progress made by the municipalities.

· Municipalities submit Budget Proposals for the forthcoming Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) on/about 15 July of each year. These bids for funds contain the following performance mechanisms which are used to evaluate the reasonableness of the municipal bids based on their past performance:

(i) A system quality survey which indicates the features and standards applicable to each municipal BRT/IPT network;

(ii) Tables which itemise expenditure to date on the network or contracted service, based specified expenditure items that comply with the grant conditions

(iii) A table of performance indicators which lists actual and projected performance for the preceding year and the 3 year MTEF period.

· Officials from the DoT make an annual audit visit to each municipality to comply with the requirements of the Division of Revenue Act as audited by the Auditor General. These visits entail the checking of tangible assets against the contracts and payment summaries for each contract.

2 (b) Status of the BRT Systems

Municipality	Status as at July 2014
Buffalo City	A draft Operational plan was approved by Council in 2008. Unfortunately the city has been delayed for over four years due to administrative delays and subsequently a legal challenge to its procurement of a consortium to do the detailed planning and design. Currently the city is in discussions with National Treasury with regard to appealing the High Court decision to award the tender to the second placed bidder. DoT liaises with National Treasury with regard to facilitating a speedy resolution of this matter.
Cape Town	Phase 1a trunk services from Atlantis to the CBD (Civic Station) are operational and the Tableview leg has been operation since 2011. The Du Noon service commenced in April and in July 2014 the N2 Express service between Khayelitsha / Mitchells Plain and the CBD started. The CT International Airport / CBD service has been operational since 2010. The feeder services between the Civic Station and destinations such as Gardens, Waterfront, Sea Point and Hout Bay have been opened progressively over the past 2 years. Planning for the Phase 2 services between the south east and Wynburg / Claremont is well in hand. The city is close to carrying 50 000 average weekday passenger trips by August 2014.
Ekurhuleni	Operational, Business, Finance and Marketing Plans for Phase 1 services have been completed. Preliminary and Detailed Design Plans for Phase 1a between Tembisa and Kempton Park are complete and Busway construction is underway in Tembisa. Phase 1a services are expected to commence in 2016
eThekwini	Comprehensive "wall-to-wall" network plans for the full network (4 Phases and 9 corridors) have been completed and construction has commenced on the first corridor (C3) from Bridge City to Pinetown. eThekwini has rolled out its electronic fare collection system (EFC) which is applied on its current municipal bus service. Unlike other cities which have rolled out the BRT on a corridor basis, eThekwini has undertaken detailed planning for the entire network. This process has taken 7 years and the DoT is dissatisfied with this performance, particularly in view of consistent under-spending of the grants. The City has made a firm commitment to speed up from the 2014/15 year.
George	All plans for the full network have been completed. Buses are on order and the full network services will be rolled out in November 2014 provided there is no delay to the signing of contracts which may be threatened by the recent assassination of a leading member of the local minibus taxi industry.
Municipality		Status as at July 2014
Johannesburg		Phase 1a and Phase 1b are operational and are carrying a combined 40 000 passenger trips a day. The finalisation of the Phase 1b compensation offer to affected operators is still in progress. Phase 1c is expected to be operational in 2016 and construction has commenced. The DoT is liasing with the city about improving its daily management of the services including properly functioning electronic systems.
Mangaung		The city has completed a draft operational plan and is expected to finalise detailed operational and financial planning in 2014/15.
Mbombela		The city has been delayed in negotiating the restructuring of the current subsidised bus services with the province who is the current contractor. In terms of the National Land Transport Act, the city becomes the new contract authority. The city experienced administrative delays in procuring construction contractors but has committed to speedy implementation in the current year.
Msunduzi		The full set of IRPTN Plans has been completed. The municipality is currently undertaking its Detailed Design Plans and will be ready to commence implementation of network development in 2015. Unfortunately, implementation could be delayed on account of limitations in the absolute size of the Grant allocation.
Nelson Mandela Bay		The city is gearing up to roll out its Phase 1 service to Cleary Park in 2014 with the full service operational in 2015.
Polokwane		All necessary planning completed but for the Detailed Design Plans which are currently underway. Commencing on the construction of the 7 km busway through Church street in the CBD and beyond to Seshego in a north westerly direction. The remainder of the network will be conventional bus and feeders with some priority measures for public transport. Negotiation with bus and minibus operators to form operating companies is underway.
Rustenburg		All planning completed. Construction of the 5km busway from the CBD north westwards to Tlhabane is complete. Construction of the 7 km busway north eastwards to Boitekong is underway. The remainder of the network will be conventional bus and feeders with some priority measures for public transport. Negotiation with bus and minibus operators to form operating companies is underway.
Tshwane		The city is planning to operate the inception service from the CBD to Hatfield in 2014 and in 2015, 16 and 17 will add more routes and vehicles to complete Phase 1 operations which will run from Soshanguve to the CBD and onwards to Hatfield, Menlyn and Mamelodi.

2 (c) What is being done to bring municipalities up to date where they have fallen behind.

The DoT provides technical advice and support and if required to resort to more stringent measures as specified in the Division of Revenue Act which include stopping and/or withholding of in-year grant allocations. If performance continues to be unsatisfactory, the city's future grant allocations are reduced and applications for increases to baseline are only considered once performance has improved.

In certain instances challenges are not within the control of a municipality including legal challenges to procurement decisions, minibus and bus industry challenges and delays, slowness in aligning the provincial-run bus subsidies with new municipal contracted services etc. In these instances the DoT is sympathetic but is constantly aware that the overall spending performance of the grant needs to be maintained.

The approach to Grant Allocations is increasingly becoming performance-based, rewarding those municipalities that perform. This offers an incentive to the defaulting municipalities to speed up or run the risk of receiving a smaller allocation.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 459
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

What (a) shortcomings have been identified in the establishment of the demerit system, (b) is being done to overcome them, (c) are the milestone dates leading up to the implementation of this system and (d) is the anticipated implementation date? NW471E

REPLY

(a) Based on a comprehensive audit and assessment of the system, procedures and readiness of all role-players in the AARTO process, the following shortcomings have been identified in the establishment of the system:

(i) National Contraventions Register (NCR), which deals with ail the process and procedure that have to be followed in terms of Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) is currently being enhanced to deal with those issues that have been identified and were not adequately incorporated in the designing of the register. This include Issues such as interfaces with eNaTIS, Post Offices process, court process and the capturing and timing of payment and representations, with other systems used by Issuing Authorities.

(b) The steps that have been taken in addressing and overcoming the shortcomings is to deal with the National Contraventions Register (NCR), which is the backbone of the implementation of AARTO. This process will deal with issues such as systems interfaces and the Issuing Authorities, Post Offices process and requirements, recording and capturing of the court process. Furthermore, provision of adequate funding for the Agency in order to improve its capacity and perform its duties and functions as required, including the serving of Courtesy Letters and Enforcement Orders; will be achieved through the approval of the AARTO Amendment Bill and supporting regulations

(c) The milestone dates leading to the national implementation of AARTO are as follows:

(i) Continuously monitor progress with regard to the finalisation of the Identified shortcomings;

(ii) Upon finalisation of implementation of the remedial measures, a report will be prepared for discussion with all the stakeholders.

(iii) Once the state of readiness has been finalised a date for national roll-out will be determined, a memorandum on the national roll-out of AARTO will be submitted through the Parliamentary process.

(iv) Arrangement and conduct a media briefing on the AARTO roll-out and implementation of a communication strategy to inform the public of the implementation of AARTO.

(d) The implementation date will be finalised once the state of readiness and been finalised and the required legislative has been developed and implemented.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 458

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) How many testing stations have been suspended in each province due to issuing of fraudulent roadworthy certificates;

(2) (a) how many trucks that were found to have such fraudulent certificates have been suspended from the roads and (b) what legal action has been taken against the owners of these trucks?

NW465E

REPLY

In terms of the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996) the function of vehicle testing is currently performed by the MEC of each province. The inputs received from the 9 provinces are listed below. It must be noted that no time period was specified for the question posed. It was therefore assumed that Mr Sithole was referring to cases as per the 2013/14 financial year and first quarter of 2014/15 financial year.

Eastern Cape:

(1) No Vehicle Testing Station have been suspended in the Eastern Cape for the period 1 April 2013 to date.

(2) (a) No Trucks were found operating or suspended from use in the Eastern Cape with or as a result of a fraudulent certificate,

(b) not applicable.

Free State:

(1) (a)No Testing Stations were suspended due to the issuing of fraudulent roadworthy certificates during the previous financial year.

(2) (a)(b)No reported cases

Gauteng:

(1) (a) 9 Testing stations have been suspended, but none due to fraud.

(2) (a)(b)N/A

Kwa-Zulu Natal:

(1) The number of Vehicle Testing Stations that have been suspended in the KwaZulu-Natal province due to issuing fraudulent roadworthy certificates are as follows:

For the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 – NIL.

For the period 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014, one Vehicle Testing Station, viz. North Coast Testing Grounds, who was suspended with effect from 29 May 2014, due to non-compliance and a Vehicle examiner fraudulently issuing a roadworthy certificate. A criminal case was opened against examiner, vide Case Reference No. 886/9/2013. The station is still suspended pending compliance.

2) (a)(b)The number of trucks Vehicle Testing Stations that have been suspended in the KwaZulu-Natal province due to issuing fraudulent roadworthy certificates, according to RTI Stations, is as follows:

For the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 – NIL

For the period 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014 – NIL

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport has since June 2002 been successful in the de-registration (cancellation) of seven (07) vehicle testing stations in the Province.

Limpopo:

(1) (a)02 Illegal Registration Authorities have been closed in 2013, both issued fraudulent road worthy certificates to all classes of vehicles.

(2) (a)(b)01 heavy vehicle suspended due to fraudulent certificates 01 – case opened still under investigation – case was linked with other cases and handed over to the Hawks.

Mpumalanga:

(1) (a)No Vehicle Testing Station have been suspended due to the issuance of fraudulent roadworthy certificates.

(2) (a)(b)N/A

Northern Cape:

(1) (a)In relation to the 2013/ 14 MTEF period no Testing Stations were suspended due to fraudulent roadworthy certificates in the Northern Cape Province.

(2) (a)(b)None reported.

North West:

(1) (a) I the North West Province no testing station has been suspended due to issuing of fraudulent roadworthy certificates in the 2013/14 financial year to date.

(2) (a)One truck utilized for driving school in Bloemhof which according to information (whistle blow) which was investigated by the North West Provincial Inspectorate in the eNaTIS, such truck was in Bloemhof at the time when its roadworthy certificate was issued in one testing station in Gauteng Province, was suspended from the road by impounding its licence disc by the Gauteng Police.

(b) Gauteng Police are busy with the investigating of the case.

Western Cape:

(1) (a)No Vehicle Testing Station have been suspended due to the issuance of fraudulent roadworthy certificates.

(2) (b)(b)N/A

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 457

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) How many officials of the transport committee at the Ekurhuleni Municipality have been suspended;

(2) (a) were these officials suspended with or without pay and (b) are any more officials expected to be suspended;

(3) what action will be taken by her department in this regard? NW464E

REPLY

(1) More clarity is sought in respect to this question. The Department of Transport is not aware of any transport committee at the Ekurhuleni Municipality. The provincial department made further enquiry into this matter and it was found that the Ekurhuleni Municipality is also not certain of what is referred to by transport committee. Siyabonga Nodu the Divisional Head: Support Services of the Department of Transport Planning and Provision in the Ekurhuleni Municipality responded as follows:

"The Department of Transport Planning and Provision in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality does not have a Transport Committee or similar structure. The Department of Transport Planning and Provision does not have any suspended members within its employ"

Further clarity is therefore sought in order to respond to this query.

(2) Not Applicable

(3) Not Applicable

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 410

Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) What runway incursions have taken place in the last 12 months in each province, (b) which airfields were involved, (c) how many pilots were disciplined and (c) how many pilot licenses were revoked in each province? NW492E

REPLY

(a) and (b) Below is a table indicating the number of runway incursions per province as reported by the airports indicated which occurred during the period of June 2013 to June 2014.

PROVINCE	AFFECTED AERODROMES	NO. OF RUNWAY INCURSIONS
Eastern Cape	Bisho (FABE)	2
	East London (FAEL)	4
	Port Elizabeth (FAPE)	2
Free State	Virginia (FAVG)	3
	Bloemfontein (FABL)	4
Gauteng	OR Tambo (FAOR)	7
	Wonderboom (FAWB)	26
	Grand Central (FAGC)	7
	Lanseria (FALA)	7
	Rand (FAGM)	9
KwaZulu-Natal	Richardsbay (FARB)	1
	King Shaka (FALE)	1
Northern Cape	Upington (FAUP)	14
	Kimberley (FAKM)	5
Western Cape	Cape Town (FACT)	1
	George (FAGG)	2
North West	Pilanesburg (FAPN)	2
Mpumalanga	Kruger Mpumalanga (FAKN)	6
Limpopo	Hoedspruit (FAHS)	1
	Polokwane (FAPP)	1

(b) and (d) There were no enforcement cases against pilots, in relation to the incursions, reported in the specified period.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 409

Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) When will integrated transport smart cards be available for use by public transport commuters

and (b) on what date will such smart cards be available for use by Gautrain commuters? NW491E

REPLY

(a) Integrated public transport smartcards are available currently in the Rea Vaya system in Johannesburg, the My CiTi system in Cape Town and the Durban Transport system in eThekwini. They will be rolled out in the A re yeng system in Tshwane by December 2014 and in Nelson Mandela Bay on the Libhongo Lethu system by early 2015. Rustenburg and Ekurhuleni are expected to follow in 2016.

These cards are based on the June 2011 DOT regulation that set a common technical standard for public transport smartcards and which enables these cards to be used across different operators and modes and also to be used in the banking and retail environment.

The DoT is currently engaging with PRASA, Gautrain and the Gauteng Department of Transport with regard to implementing a compliant, interoperable smartcard system.

(b) The present ticket media of the Gautrain is a Contactless Smartcard that works across the Gautrain System on buses, trains and parking. In terms of the Regulations relating to Integrated Fare Systems (IFS) issued in terms of the National Land Transport Act (NLTA) 2009, the Gautrain has until 16 June 2016 to integrate its fare management system with other public transport systems. An instruction was issued on 16 April 2014 by the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) to the Bombela Concession Company (BCC) to proceed with the specification and procurement of an upgrade to the ticketing system which will comply with Integrated Fare Systems (IFS) requirements.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 409

Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) When will integrated transport smart cards be available for use by public transport commuters

and (b) on what date will such smart cards be available for use by Gautrain commuters? NW491E

REPLY

(a) Matter still conceptual stages

(b) Not applicable

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 408

Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) How many (i) railway police officers and (ii) private security officers are stationed at each

train station respectively and (b) in each case, what is the ratio of (i) railway police officers and (ii)

private security officers to average train passenger users at each train station? NW490E

REPLY

(a) (i) (ii) The Department advises with reference to the reply to question (a) (i) above, that the question be directed to the Minister of Police.

(b) (i) (ii) Not applicable

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 407

Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

When will the progress report on proceedings of civil claims by the SA National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) against collusive construction companies be ready? NW489E

REPLY

All of the implicated SANRAL projects are historical projects. In order to pursue any claims against the Contractors the potential damages in respect of each project are being assessed. As the honourable member would appreciate that any claim for damages must be supported with facts and be pleaded with a great deal of particularity. This process involves collating and evaluating historical data. To this end SANRAL has appointed an estimator and an independent economist to calculate the damages suffered by SANRAL, as a result of the collusive tendering. In light of the tremendous amount of historical data that must be collated and assessed, it is anticipated that the work undertaken by the specialist will be completed in approximately 6 – 9 months.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 406
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

What (a) criteria are used to exclude certain vehicles from paying or buying tags for e-tolls and (b) are the categories of such vehicles? NW488E

REPLY

(a) With respect to open road tolling, which is used in respect of the Gauteng Freeway improvement Project (GFIP) toll roads, there is no requirement that users of the toll road register as users or that they be identified by an e-tag. Accordingly there is no obligation on any user to buy an e-tag. A user may elect to register and to be identified by way of either an e-tag or a vehicle license number (VLN). The only requirement, in terms of legislation, is that a user is liable for toil when using a toll road. If a user elects to register and be identified by means of an e-tag, then the user is issued with an e-tag against payment of a specified amount which is then credited to the users e-toll account and is used to pay for toll transactions.

(b) Therefore there are "no criteria used to exclude vehicles from paying or buying tags for e-tolls". This is because, as will be appreciated from that stated above, there is no obligation imposed on a user to be identified by way of an e-tag. However, the acquisition of an e-tag and registering an account qualifies the user to benefit from all the associated discounts.

There are however certain categories of vehicles which have been exempt, in terms of section 27(l)(c) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act 7 of 1998, from the payment of toil on the GFIP toll roads. These categories of vehicles are published in the Government Gazette and relate to vehicles that provide certain public transport services and certain emergency vehicles (all as specified in the Government Gazette). Qualifying emergency vehicles who wish to benefit from the exemption from the payment of toll are required to register with SANRAL and have an e-tag, issued by SANRAL, affixed to their vehicle. In addition the South African Police Service vehicles and South African National Defence Force vehicles are exempt, in terms of their own legislation, from the payment of toll. They have e-tags issued by SANRAL affixed to their vehicles for ease of identification and administration.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 405

Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) At which Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) stations and other areas has free wi-fi been launched, (b) when was it launched respectively and (c) what is the level of usage at each site per month and since its inception? NW487E

REPLY

(a) The intention is to start with the free Wi-Fi services at the Top 5 PRASA stations nationally (Cape Town Station, Durban Station, Johannesburg Park Station, Germiston Station and Pretoria Station) thereafter extend Wi-Fi services to rest of the PRASA stations. The installations of Wi-Fi infrastructure in all these stations except Durban Station have been completed.

(b) The official launch date has not yet been announced but a soft launch campaign including registration of users (commuters and non-commuters alike) has been started.

(c) Presently no usage as registration of users (commuter and non-commuters alike) is currently being undertaken.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 404

Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) How many drivers have paid their e-toll bills in the past 12 months and (b) what percentage of these driver (i) do and (ii) do not own e-tags;

(2) (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) e-tag owners and (ii) non e-tag owners have amounts outstanding for (aa) over 90 days and (bb) less than 90 days? NW486E

REPLY

(1) (a)(b)(i) and (ii) The toll collection commenced on 3 December 2013 and thus twelve months have not passed. The unaudited registered and active accounts identified on the network, as at 31 May 2014

e-Tag	Numberplate	Total
1 087 507	47 237	1 134 834

(2) The unaudited Age analysis, as at 31 May 2014, of non-registered users are as follows:

(aa) R156 623 567

(bb) R995 362 885

However, it is noted that the amounts shown here are based on the alternative user tariff published in the gazette and not the e-tag tariff. The gazetted e-tag tariff is lower than the alternative user tariff.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 403
Mr C W H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) What billing problems in the e-tolls project have been resolved, (b) when were the specified problems resolved respectively and (c) what processes and procedures are in place to ensure that these problems have been resolved permanently? NW485E

REPLY

(a) Toll system (including billing) Is stable, however initial teething problems were experienced that unfortunately hindered some of the GFlP users:

- invoices forwarded to incorrect addresses (based on e-Natis details), this was generally to those who have elected not to register an account orland not obtained an e-tag;

- slowness of website due to communication links and cyber attacks, it is unfortunate that some of the cyber attacks were deliberately perpetrated by unknown persons and some media houses. These incidents have been reported to the law enforcement authorities;

- need for additional payment options especially for those residing outside Gauteng, and

- lack of understanding of the toll system that requires more user education.

(b) All the problems have been managed to ensure the least impact to customers, however, the accuracy of information from the e-Natis contact details, remain challenging because vehicles owners do not update whenever their details change.

(c) SANRAL, in consultation with the RTIA made proposals to the DOT in order to improve e-Natis data.
The approval of Regulation 32A (e-Natis FICA process) by the DOT will assist in improving e-Natis' data accuracy. We hope that the honourable member will assist in "fixing" a long outstanding challenge. This will assist in following up traffic violations on the roads and support the road safety initiatives of the department.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 389

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

What (a) compulsory insurance are road users obliged to take and (b) are the consequences if they fail to

do so? NW470E

REPLY

(a) Private road users are not required to take any compulsory insurance, whilst persons carrying on the business of operating public transport services are obliged, in terms of section 62 of National Land Transportation Act, No.5 of 2009, to prove that insurance cover, as prescribed, is in place before the operating license is issued; and

(b) I am informed that the indemnity provided by the Road Accident Fund, in terms of section 21 of the Road Accident Fund Act, No.56 of 1996, for claims against bodily injury or death caused by or arising from the driving of motor vehicles, no civil liability arises for either private road users or for persons carrying on the business of operating public transport services, in respect of the aforementioned types of claims. However, the indemnity provided by the Road Accident Fund is limited to claims for bodily injury or death. Road users are therefore not indemnified for claims for material damages and or economic loss, unless the road user has taken private insurance. In the absence of such private insurance the road user is at risk losing his assets, including his motor vehicle, to compensate the material damages claims

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 378

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What are the details of office furniture ordered and or purchased for the use of her and/or her staff since 1 May 2014;

(2) in respect of each piece of furniture, (a) what is the description, (b) what is the breakdown of the costs, (c) where will each piece of furniture be used and (d) who will use each piece of furniture;

(3) what are the details of furniture disposed of;

(4) in respect of each piece of furniture disposed of, (a) what is the description, (b) original purchase costs and (c) on what date was it purchased;

(5) (a) how was this furniture disposed of, (b) what disposal method was used, (c) what is the name and contact details of person/s to whom it was disposed and (d) at what price was it disposed of? NW387E

REPLY

(1) No furniture was ordered for the Minister or her staff since 1 May 2014.

(2) (a) not applicable (b) not applicable (c) not applicable (d) not applicable.

(3) No furniture was disposed of.

(4) (a) not applicable (b) not applicable (c) not applicable

(5) (a) not applicable (b) not applicable (c) not applicable (d) not applicable

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 377

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What are the details of motor vehicles ordered and/or purchased for her use since May 2014;

(2) (a) what is the (i) make, (ii) model, (iii) total cost and (iv) breakdown of the cost of each motor vehicle and (b) where will each motor vehicle normally be stationed? NW352E

REPLY

(1) No motor vehicles were ordered and / or purchased for the Minister's use since May 2014.

(2) Not applicable.

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 367

Mr S C Motau (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) Whether the road upgrade projects linking Nkandla to Kranskop and Eshowe, respectively, are being constructed by a certain company (name furnished); if not, which company or companies have been contracted to undertake these projects; if so,

(2) Whether the company is involved in other contracts for provincial or national departments of transport; if so, kindly list the projects and their respective budgets and total costs;

(3) Did the company have to secure private donor(s) to fund

Reply:

(1) (a) I am informed that the road upgrade projects linking Nkandla to Kranskop and Eshowe, respectively have been constructed by over 100 different contractors of various Grades according to the Construction Industry Development Board acquired by competitive bidding and the SCM processes.

(2) It is indicated that there are over 100 contractors that were involved in the upgrade road upgrade projects linking Nkandla to Kranskop and Eshowe respectively and some of them might have been involved in other contracts for provincial departments of transport.

(3) I am also informed that this project has been solely funded by provincial funding from the KZN Department of Transport.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 340

Mr C H H Hunsinger to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What are the details of all flowers purchased by her department for each year between 01 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) What are the details of (a) (i) the address and (ii) the name of the office where the specified flowers were displayed, (b) for whose benefit were the flowers purchased and (c) what was the purchase value of the flowers for each office where it was displayed;

(3) in respect of flowers purchased for individuals, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) relationship of the person to (aa) her and (bb) the Ministry and (b) what is the cost of each purchase;

(4) what are the details of any(a) contractual arrangements and (b) plans to purchase flowers in the future? NW421E

REPLY

(1) N/A

(2) N/A

(3) The Minister's term only commenced in July 2013 and therefore, in respect of the information prior to her tenure and also the entire period under review can thus not apply in her case.

(4) (a) No floral contract arrangement exists for the Ministry of Transport.

(b) Flowers will be bought on a needs basis

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 339

Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What is the (a) total value and (b) percentage of transactions on the Gauteng e-toll system that is passed from the Transaction Clearing House to the Violations Processing Centre (VPC) that has been collected and banked as at 1 March 2014;

(2) what is the value of the cost to collect these funds as a percentage of the revenue collected and banked?
NW392E

Reply:

(1) I am informed that (a) ss at 1 March 2014, R543 544 574 worth of invoices were transferred to the VPC (b) 9,21% of the total value of transactions since toll commencement.

(2) I am informed that that as at 28 February 2014 an amount of R54 735 638 (excl VAT) has been expended in the collection of the debt. It includes R32 782 580 for postage and printing of invoices, which is required in terms of legislation. The cost of debt collection processes is therefore R21 953 058, which is 4% of revenue as in (1)(a) above and 44% of cash generated in the VPC to date.

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 333

Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) What is the value of the total revenue transferred to the Sanral Violations Processing Centre (VPC) as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what percentage of the revenue in the VPC has been collected?
NW386E

Reply

(a) As at 28 February 2014 the total revenue transferred to the Violations Processing Centre is R543 544 574, of which R50 043 487 has been paid.

(b) 9.21%. Revenue represents the nominal value of transactions, excluding VAT. The values have not been adjusted in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which requires the amount to be fair valued and impaired, if applicable. The values are therefore subject to change during the financial year end process, and will still be reviewed by the Auditor-General. No provision for bad debt has been included.

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 332
Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What is the exact (a) number and (b) percentage of vehicles on the Gauteng freeways fitted with etags;

(2) of the total revenues generated, what (a) value and (b) percentage of the total has been generated from e-tagged vehicles as at the latest specified date for which information is available? NW385E

Reply:

Please refer to the reply to Question 137 and my reply to your oral question in the National Assembly.

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 313
Adv De W Alberts (FF Plus) asks the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether any regulations were announced to enable the civil prosecution of persons that fail to pay e-toll moneys; if not, why not; if so, what are the applicable details;

(2) Whether such a regulation to facilitate the civil prosecution of non-payers is essential; if not, why not; if so, what are the applicable detail;

(3) Why has the Minister not used her powers in terms of the amended article 58 of the Act on the South African National Roads Agency limited and National Roads, Act 7 of 1998, to publish regulations regarding the civil prosecution and punishment of the non-payers of the e-toll;

(4) Whether the Minister has determined or fixed the toll tariffs in terms of section 27(3)(a) of the Act on the South African National Roads Agency limited and National Roads, Act 7 of 1998 or on the recommendation of SANRAL;

(5) Would the Minister make public the document in which the recommendation is contained; if not, why not? NW366A

Reply:

(1) to (5) There is no such thing as civil prosecution, there is however in civil law, civil proceedings whereas in criminal law, we have criminal prosecution.

The Department of Transport, nor South African National Roads Agency Limited (SOC) (SANRAL) have not made any announcement nor published for comments regulations relating to prosecution of motorists who fail to pay toll money on a toll road.

E-Road Regulations were published in the Government Gazette No. 36911 (No. R. 739) on 9 October 2013. These Regulations address all aspects relating to the use of an e-road. The e-road Regulations must be read in conjunction with the SANRAL Act, the Specification Regulations, the Conditions Gazette and the Toll Tariff Gazette.

The Department of Transport, through the Acting Director-General, Mr Mawethu Vilana has on 19 November 2013 in Government Gazette No 37038 of 19 November 2013 acting in terms of section 27(3) (c) made known that the Minister of Transport has, in terms of section 27(3)(a) of the Act and on the recommendation of the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd, determined the tolls to be levied, and the rebates thereon and any increases and reductions thereof in the Schedule attached thereto. The SANRAL Act requires that the amount of toll is made known by the Head of Department by notice in the Gazette. This is what has occurred.

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 300
Dr PJ Groenewald (FF Plus) asks the Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) How many aircraft accidents have happened in South Africa in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013 and (vi) during the period 1 January 2014 up until the latest date for which information is available, and (b) in each separate year, (i) which type of aircraft was involved, (ii) where did the accident occurred, (iii) how many persons have lost their lives in each accident and (iv) what was the cause of the accident in each case;

(2) Would the Minister make a statement regarding this matter? NW353A

Reply:

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

(1) (a) (i) In 2009 we had 127 Accidents.
(ii) In 2010 we had 147 Accidents.
(iii) In 2011 we had 111 Accidents.
(iv) In 2012 we had 123 Accidents.
(v) In 2013 we had 145 Accidents.
(vi) As at 28 February 2014 we have 33 Accidents.

(b) (i) The types of aircraft mostly involved in these accidents are from the General Aviation (GA) and None Type Certified Aircraft (NTCA) sector of our industry. These aircraft are mostly operating under Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR) 2011, Part 91(General Aviation and Operating Flight Rules), Part 93 (Corporate Operations) and Part 94 (Operation of Non-type Certificated Aircraft). It should be noted that we have not had a part 121 (Air Transport Operations – Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo) accident in RSA since Die Heidelberg (Boeing 747 Kombi) accident off the coast of Mauritius.

(ii) The accidents occur mostly in remote areas like mountains, farms, privately owned airstrips, etc.

Attached please find here: Accident, Fatal Accident & Fatalities (01 Jan 2009 to 28 Feb 2014)

Reply received: April 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 299

Dr PJ Groenewald (FF Plus) asks the Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) In which account is the license fee for motor vehicles licenses deposited and (b) for which purpose is the money in the said account appropriated

(2) (a) What is the current balance of the account and (b) (i) for what purpose and (ii) what amount of the funds were used/ appropriated in (aa) 2009, (bb)2010, (cc) 2011, (dd) 2012 and (ee) 2013.

(3) Would the Minister make a statement regarding this matter? NW352A

Reply:

(1-3) The fees collected by Provincial Transport Departments are deposited into the respective Provincial Treasury Accounts. The Department Transport does not have control over these monies and accounts. Various Provincial Treasuries manage these accounts and they decide on how and where these monies are spent. Therefore, various Provincial Treasuries would be better placed to provide this information.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 252

Dr M J Figg (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) Did her department recently assist the SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) with the roll-out of wi-fi; if so, how did it assist;

(2) if monetary assistance was provided, what was the total (a) value and (b) breakdown of monies that SANTACO received? NW330E

REPLY

(1) Not applicable

(2) (a) (b) Not applicable

Reply received: March 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 234
Adv A de W Alberts (VF Plus) to ask the Minister of Transport:

Whether it would be possible, as required in section 27(1)(b) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, Act 7 of 1998, to make a payment at a toll plaza; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the legal requirement for the specification of these pay points? NW283E

Reply

(a) At a conventional toll plaza, toll is payable at the toll plaza itself. The motorist has to stop to make payment.

(b) With regard to open road tolling, which is the tolling method used on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), toll is payable at a place (other than a toll plaza) determined by SANRAL and in accordance with conditions determined and made known by SANRAL. This is because there are no conventional toll plaza's on roads tolled by means of open road tolling. This accords with the requirements of section 27(1) (b) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act 7 of 1998. SANRAL has, in respect of the GFIP, made known the place at which toll is payable and the conditions applicable thereto by publishing these details in the Government Gazette on 19 November 2013 under No. 37038 (No. R. 888). These details have also been published generally, including in the press.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 233
Mr SJ Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) With regard to the planned by pass roads in the Worcester surroundings linking the N1 with R60,(a) (i) what progress has been made and (ii) where will these road(s) be constructed and (b) how will these roads incorporate entrances to Worcester and its extensions Hextex Industrial area as well as Zwelethemba township and (c) how will (I) the roads link on to the R60 and (ii) safe joining and departing to and from Worcester be accommodated:

(2) (a) will these roads be dual carriage roads or two-way roads and (b) what are the reasons for this

decision:

(3) (a) How and (b) when will the roads going through Worcester, (i) the Roux Road Between the R60 and

the N1, be handed over the Breede Valley Municipality in a good and acceptable condition? NW311E

REPLY

1) The planned bypass roads referred to by the honourable member including the R60 do not fall under the jurisdiction of the South African National Roads Agency. The planning for these roads is the responsibility of the Department of Transport and Public Works: Western Cape Government.

However, we can report that these roads are intended to link up with N l as part of the N1/N2 Winelands Toll Project. Unfortunately, due to the delays caused to the implementation of N1/N2 Winelands Toll project by the actions of the City of Cape Town it is not known when the planned bypass roads including the R60 will be completed.

2) See (1) above
3) See (1) above

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 232

Mr SJ Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) With regard to the poor quality road surfaces on the N1 dual carriage road passing the town of Worcester, (a) when will reconstruction and /or resurfacing be done, particularly to (i) the areas near traffic lights and (ii) the old R43 turn-off into Worcester and (b) how long will the construction and / resurfacing period be;

(2) Whether reconstruction and / or resurfacing is planned; if not, why not if so, what steps will be taken to ensure the safety or road users using these deteriorating roads? NW310E

REPLY

(1) (a) (i) and (ii) This section of the N1 is planned to be reconstructed as part of the N1-N2 Winelands Toll Road project. The delays are being caused by the actions of the City of Cape Town.

(1) (b) The duration of the construction works will depend on the scope of work which still needs to be determined. The delays to the necessary maintenance activities increase the rate of deterioration of the road which has a direct bearing on future costs.

(2) SANRAL can not undertake any reconstruction and/or resurfacing on these sections of the N1 due to the City of Cape Town obtaining an interdict. SANRAL is, however, undertaking Routine Road Maintenance activities to ensure the safety of the road users.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 231

Mr P G Atkinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

With regards to the dedicated left lane which has fallen apart on the Experimental Road Zone south between the Huguenot Tunnel and the Huguenot Toll Plaza, (a) why have the repairs and/or reconstruction not commenced since 2010, (b) when will the reconstruction and/or repairs commence, (c) what will the costs be, inclusive of the constant damage to the other two lanes being used by heavy loaded trucks, (d) who is responsible for the poor quality of the experimental road and (e) what has been done to reclaim the costs? NW309E

REPLY

The Minister of Transport:

(a) SANRAL is continuously researching new solutions. One such pioneering solution is referred to as Ultra-Thin Continuously Reinforce Concrete Pavement (UTCRCP), a 50mm layer of ultra high strength concrete mixed, placed and finished by hand on-site. After extensive laboratory and accelerated field experiments on the UTCRCP over 3 year period by SANRAL and CSIR, that indicated life expectancies in excess of 30 years, the use of UTCRCP move to next phase of validation with the construction of longer field trial sections in different climate zones. These field trials were constructed in the Gauteng on the N3 and N12, Kwazulu-Natal on the N2 and on N1 at the Huguenot Tunnel. Except for the N1 Huguenot Tunnel all the other field trials are still performing very well.

With reference to the N1 Huguenot plaza trial section, detailed analysis after the occurrence of the "blow-ups" indicate the primary cause of failure to be air temperatures in excess of 40°C during the summer months. Experimental repair methods (patching) of the UTCRCP was done over the last year.

(b) Reconstruction will hopefully commence in January 2015.

(c) Only after completion of validation of the proposed new design, will SANRAL be in a position to calculate what length of current design at N1 Huguenot needs to be replaced with the new design, and the cost associated with that. The cost of the damage to the other two lanes being used by the trucks is the same as on any other national road.

(d) As this was an experimental field trial section, SANRAL is responsible for repair. The pioneering solutions under research by SANRAL is to reduce our dependency on imported materials, support the "greening" of roads and maximize labour content in road construction without jeopardizing quality.

(e) See reply in (d) above.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO: 228

Mr MSF de Freitas (DA) to ask Minister of Transport:

1. What cases of corruption have been identified I (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her in the (i) 2010 -11, (ii) 2012-13 financial years,

2. what (a) was the nature of the corruption,

(b)(i), prosecutions and (ii) arrests took

place and (c) measures have since been

instituted to ensure that such cases of

corruption do not recur?

REPLY

1. With the Proclamation, in gazette number 37884, of 1 August 2014, by the President of the Republic of South Africa, where PRECCA applies, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), is to investigate all matters referred to it in respect of the Department, which took place between 10 October 2005 and the date of publication of the Proclamation, or which took place prior to 10 October 2005, or after the date of publication of the Proclamation.

2. This is work in progress and investigation will shed light in due course.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 211
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Transport:

How much (a) immovable property in the form of (i) land and (ii) buildings does the National Roads Agency possess (b) of this (i) land and (ii) property is occupied (aaa) legally and (bbb) illegally' NW257E

REPLY

(a) (i): The rights to property that SANRAL has to is the land on which the road is constructed within the road reserve and properties generally lying adjacent to the road reserve that have been severed off their parent properties by the establishment of road reserves. These comprise a total of 31610 properties.

(a) (ii) 159 properties have buildings on them.

(aaa): Currently 271 properties are occupied and are covered by lease agreements.

(bbb): Erven 3245, 31966, 7810 and 31965 combined known as Lawandle are in this category.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 203

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) How many traffic fines have been issued in the past three years in each province, (b) for what offences, (c) what was the value of these fines in each province in each month, (d) how many of the issued fines have been found to have involved corruption in each province, (e) how was each of these corrupt cases handled, (f) how many (i) arrests and (ii) prosecutions took place in connection with such findings of corruption and (g) what is being done to reduce corruption? NW248E

REPLY

It must be stated that the question does not specify specific traffic offices and therefore includes all by default. It must be further stated that due to the magnitude of the statistics involved (all traffic offences per month for a three year period to be collected from 300 plus local authorities) not all provinces responded in the time given. Parts (d) (e) and (f) of the question were also difficult to respond to as some provinces misunderstood the question and in some instances court cases and investigations are still pending. The following inputs where received from provinces:

Eastern Cape:

Response not yet finalised by the province.

Free State

(a) Traffic fines issued in Free State for the past three years.

YEAR 2011	2012	2013	TOTAL
151 274	142 803	143 014	437 091

(b) Moving violation ( Exceeding speed limits, barrier lines, reckless driving, drunken driving, safety belts, cell phones, stop signs, driver's licences and overload)

Roadworthy Offences ( Tyres smooth, brakes defective, unroadworthy vehicles, chevron plate, indicators, tail lights , head lights, registration plates and brake lights)

Documents & Other Offences (license disc, operator certificate, roadworthy certificates, littering, hazchem and professional driving permit)

(c) The average value of issued fines per month in the province is R3million

(d) Eight (8) cases

(e) Internal disciplinary steps taken and / or criminal prosecution.

(f) (i) Six (6) arrests were made.

(ii) Two (2) criminal cases with conviction and four (4) criminal cases still pending.

(g) Implementation of awareness program on corruption.

Gauteng

Response not yet finalised by the province.

Kwazulu – Natal

Response not yet finalised by the province.

Limpopo:

(a) 2011/12 financial year 132122 summonses were issued.

2012/13 financial year 236287 summonses were issued

2013/14 financial year 267068 summonses were issued

(b) Not submitted

(c)

Month (11/12)	Amount	Month (12/13)	Amount	Month (13/14)	Amount
2011-04	R 3,398,335	2012-04	R 6,966,796	2013-04	R 10,803,690
2011-05	R 4,689,471	2012-05	R 9,109,932	2013-05	R 11,784,685
2011-06	R 4,079,100	2012-06	R 9,083,004	2013-06	R 10,089,555
2011-07	R 2,996,947	2012-07	R 9,562,603	2013-07	R 10,565,355
2011-08	R 3,830,772	2012-08	R 9,504,290	2013-08	R 11,413,691
2011-09	R 5,783,653	2012-09	R 8,459,728	2013-09	R 12,665,470
2011-10	R 6,076,289	2012-10	R 9,870,342	2013-10	R 11,395,917
2011-11	R 7,201,781	2012-11	R 9,818,361	2013-11	R 11,673,320
2011-12	R 9,486,271	2012-12	R 14,650,636	2013-12	R 15,074,563
2012-01	R 8,727,003	2013-01	R 11,119,235	2014-01	R 9,801,160
2012-02	R 8,213,063	2013-02	R 11,615,734	2014-02	R 9,790,890
2012-03	R 6,382,158	2013-03	R 14,066,176	2014-03	R 12,213,790

(d) Not yet finalized

(e) Not yet finalized

(f) Not yet finalized

(g) Not yet finalized

Mpumalanga:

Response not yet finalised by the province.

North West:

a) North West Provincial Traffic issued 344301 summonses for the period April 2011 to March 2014

b) Summonses were issued for the following offenses:

Type	Number
Animals\Animal Vehicles	5
Barrier Line	5344
Brakes	3419
Cellular Phone	354
Fail To Carry Licence	12578
False Drivers Licence \ Documents	20
False Information	8
Hawkers\Trading Offences	9
Hazardous Vehicles	3
Licence Offences Not Specified	4102
Lights	11260
Loads On Vehicles	9743
Negligent Driving	1058
No Drivers Licence	47848
Offences On\From Accident Scenes	113
Other Driving Offences	3449
Overtaking	2982
Parking\Stopping General	4068
Pedestrian Related Offences	2350
Passenger Overload	721
Public \ Transport\Documents	21333
Reckless Driving	2549
Registration Plates	3464
Road sign Offences Not Specified	5129
Robot	3710
Seatbelts	23028
Speed	84087
Steering	202
Stop Signs	17244
Tyres	19786
Unroadworthy Vehicles	557
Unspecified Offence Type	25
Vehicle Defects Not Specified	4901
Vehicle Dimensions	12222
Vehicle Licence	36630

(c)

Month	Amount		Month	Amount		Month	Amount
201104	R 3 275 573.00		201204	R 3 696 908.00		201304	R 4 610 684.00
201105	R 2 785 300.00		201205	R 4 048 813.00		201305	R 4 989 127.00
201106	R 2 463 781.00		201206	R 3 138 564.00		201306	R 4 142 788.00
201107	R 3 057 500.00		201207	R 3 885 343.00		201307	R 5 235 052.00
201108	R 2 958 922.00		201208	R 3 072 341.00		201308	R 5 006 828.00
201109	R 2 968 277.00		201209	R 3 022 635.00		201309	R 4 735 021.00
201110	R 2 706 595.00		201210	R 4 247 202.00		201310	R 4 992 604.00
201111	R 3 162 286.00		201211	R 5 159 564.00		201311	R 5 534 267.00
201112	R 4 407 163.00		201212	R 7 191 101.00		201312	R 6 843 091.00
201201	R 4 155 666.00		201301	R 5 722 140.00		201401	R 6 142 378.00
201202	R 3 289 628.00		201302	R 4 407 998.00		201402	R 4 771 723.00
201203	R 3 098 766.00		201303	R 4 591 037.00		201403	R 3 965 946.00

(d) Not yet finalized

(e) Not yet finalized

(f) Not yet finalized

(g) Not yet finalized

Northern Cape:

(a) Number of traffic fines issue from April 2011 to March 2014 amounts to 78183.

(b) The fines were issued for: No driving licence, speed, unlicensed vehicles.

(c) The total value of the fines for April 2011 to March 2014 is R26 million. This is about and average of R722 222 per month.

(d) Not yet finalized.

(e) Not yet finalized

(f) Not yet finalized

(g) The province is curbing corruption through increased supervision and appropriate remuneration of officials.

Western Cape:

1. Number and monetary value of summonses issued only reflects Western Cape Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement and does not include summonses issued by Local Authorities.

(a) Number of traffic fines issued in the past three years:

450 782 summonses

(b) For what offences:

All traffic related offences

(c) What was the value of these fines each month:

An average of R8 751 500

(d) How many of the issued fines involved corruption:

Five cases were identified.

(e) How was each of these corrupt cases handled:

Two officers in Beaufort West were charged for corruption and dismissed in a disciplinary hearing. They were also criminally charged and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.

Two officers in George were charged for corruption. Both resigned from duty. Cases are both still pending.

One officer in Brackenfell was charged for corruption and dismissed in a disciplinary hearing.

(f) (i) Four arrests were made.

(ii) Five prosecutions took place in connection with the findings.

(g) In an effort to curb corruption:

- A senior advocate from the NPA was approached to present a series of workshops at all Provincial Traffic Centres and the Gene Louw Traffic College to inform and warn officials of the consequences of getting themselves involved in corrupt activities.

- The Office of the Premier (Forensic Section) also started a process to visit all Traffic Centres to sensitize and improve officers' knowledge regarding bribery and corruption. This will be instituted as an annual event.

- The establishment of a Toll-free anti-corruption line where suspected corruption can be reported ("whistle-blowing").

- The use of printed and electronic media to inform motorists.

- An anti-corruption online training course to ensure that all officials understand what constitutes corruption and the consequences there-of.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 182
Adv H C Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What are the details of all the costs of the maintenance of the pot plants in her (a) departmental offices and {b) official residence (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) in respect of the pot plant maintenance, (a) what is the (i) address and (ii) name of the office where they were/are..displayed, (b) for whose benefit are these pot plants,(c) what was/is the value of maintenance for each office and (d) what are the details of any contracts and/or plans for the maintenance of these pot plants in the future? NW231E

REPLY

1. The Department of Transport has not procured pot plants in the (a) departmental offices, (b) official residence (i) (bb) (cc) (dd). (ee) 201312014 There are artificial plants in the Minister's office with no maintenance cost expect to be shifted or dusted by the general staff.

2. Obviously to enhance esthetics of the office for users and visitors.

Reply received: March 2014

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO 137
Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What amount of revenue has been collected by her department, since the commencement of etolling operations in Gauteng, for (a) December 2013 and (b) January 2014;

(2) what is the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral's) targeted revenue with the optimisation of the e-toll system;

(3) what percentage of vehicles with e-tags used the Gauteng freeways in January 2014;

(4) what number of e-tags have been purchased between (a) 31 December 2013 and (b) 31 January 2014;

(5) what number of the specified e-tags were purchased or utilised by (a) local authorities, (b) provincial government departments, (c) national government departments, (d) corporate customers and (e) private vehicles? NW143E

Reply:

(1) The nominal value of revenue collected by SANRAL, an agency of the Department, representing charges to road users, for the months requested are :
a) December 2013 = R331.6 million
b) January 2014 = R373.6 million

(2) The budgeted cash receipts for GFIP is R2.4 billion per annum (at least R200 million per month)

(3) Since toll commencement 2 410 896 individual vehicles have been identified on the network. As at 25 February 2014, 1012 454 vehicles have been registered, of which 76% have been identified on the network.

(4) During the periods as requested the following number of vehicles were registered:
From 31 December 2013 to January 2014 = 182 302

(5) Registered vehicles as at 31 January 2014, excluding any etags sold by retailers but not registered, per the categories indicated is as follows :
a) Local authorities : 19 123
b) Provincial Government Departments : 33 283
c) National Government Departments : 7 601
d) Corporate customers : 383 654
e) Private vehicles : 468 387

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 148
Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What are the details of all expenditure that was found to have been (a) irregular and (b) wasteful in her department for each year from 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) in respect of each such finding of (a) irregular and (b) wasteful expenditure, (i) what (aa) is the description thereof, (bb) is the value thereof and (cc) action has been taken against the persons accountable thereof and (ii) how much thereof (aa) has been recovered and (bb) from whom? NW161E

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Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 116
Mr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) What are the details of official credit cards issued to (a)her and/or (b) her staff;

(2) in respect of each credit card, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) organogram position of the user, (b) what is the (i) maximum permissible value of each purchase and (ii) total credit limit of the card, (c) what are the details of permissible purchases for which the credit cards may be used and (d) may alcoholic beverages be purchased;

(3) in respect of purchases made with each credit card during, the period 8 May 2014 and/or thereafter up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) organogram position of the user, (b) what is the (i) value of each purchase made, (ii) what are the details of each item purchased and (iii) for what purpose was each purchase made and (c) were any alcoholic beverages purchased; if so, (i) what are the (aa) details and (bb) value of these purchases and (ii) for what purpose was each purchase made? NW126E

REPLY

1. Minister and staff do not have government or department issued credit cards
2. Irrelevant
3. Irrelevant

Reply received: March 2014

QUESTION NO 102

Adv A de W Alberts (VF Plus) to ask the Minister of Transport:

. (1) Which (a) firm of attorneys, and (b) advocate respectively, has acted (i) for her department, and (ii) the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) in the court case against (aa) the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) and (bb) the Tollgate Action Group (TAG) in each individual instance;

(2) What are the legal costs up to date for each individual attorney in each of the firms of attorney and (b) advocate that has acted (i) on her Department's and (ii) Sanral's behalf respectively in each individual court case against (aa) Outa and (bb) the TAG;

(3) Has (a) she and/or (b) Sanral gave instruction to (i) their legal representatives and (ii) a certain advocate (name provided) in particular, to request that a cost order be made against the representative and the main applicant of the TAG (name provided) personally, instead of the cost order against the organization TAG itself; if not (aa) why did the advocate request for such a cost order and (bb) would she take steps against the stated advocate; if yes (aaa) why is the instruction given and (bbb) what was the legal basis thereof? NW 106A

Reply

(1) The questions posed by the Honourable Member of the Freedom Front Plus must be considered in the context of pending current litigation between the Department of Transport and the South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited, on the one hand, and the Tollgate Action Group, on the other. The litigation instituted by TAG against the Department and SANRAL, amongst others, was dismissed and costs were awarded against TAG in favour SANRAL and the Department.

(1)(a) and (b)

(aa) Attorneys: Werksmans. Advocates: D Unterhalter, B E Leech, K Hofmeyer, L Sisilana

(bb) Advocates: as (aa) above including A Friedman

The names of the legal team representing the Department and SANRAL are shown in the five judgements delivered in this matter.

(2) A , b (i) (ii) (aa) (bb) Total amount spend on Attorneys is R1 350 190 and total amount spent on Advocates is R2 595 324. I am not at liberty to disclose the amount paid to each individual because it would infringe the right to privacy of the individuals involved.

(3)(a) & (b)(i) All instructions to the legal team were given by SANRAL and the Department. The decision to recover costs is based on sound principles of minimizing costs to Government.

(a)&(b)(ii) This is to ensure that costs incurred by the Department and SANRAL were recovered from those who would not accept a Parliamentary process.

(3)(aaa) & (bbb) The questions constitutes a disingenuous attempt to pressure the Department and SANRAL into abandoning the costs award granted by the High Court in their favour. The litigation instituted by TAG was found by the High Court to constitute an abuse of legal process.

(3)(a)&(b)(ii) The process is on-going. The questioning is therefore directly related to current litigation processes and is clearly designed to deflect attention from the liability of TAG to SANRAL and the Department in respect of legal costs for litigation initiated by TAG.

(3)(aaa)&(bbb) As the honourable member would appreciate it is incumbent upon the Department and SANRAL to recover costs incurred. SANRAL and the Department will not be dissuaded from recovering the costs of defending an ill considered course and cause of action.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NO 83

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) How many (a) international and (b) domestic flights were undertaken by (i) her and (ii) her predecessors using (aa) aircraft operated by the military, (bb) aircraft chartered by the military or (cc) commercial aircraft during the period 1 April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) in respect of each specified flight, what was the (a)(i) date and (ii) place of (aaa) departure and (bbb) arrival and (b)(i) total cost and (ii) breakdown of such costs? NW91E

REPLY

Minister and Deputy Ministers may use business class travel for official purposes at the expense of their Departments. Official trips include, amongst others, those travelled from Pretoria to Cape Town for Parliamentary Sittings and apperances, as well as international trips, which require Ministers to execute official duties.

All flights are used for official duty and this is an enabling factor for public Particiapation Programmes of Ministers who have to meet demanding schedules.

Members may use the South African Airforce aircraft for official purpose, when available under certain circumstances and for reasons including if the facilities of other airlines are not cost-effective and / or readily available in a specific instance.

Members may also use chartered aircraft for official purpose and for reasons including if the facilities of other airlines not cost-effective and / or readily available in a specific instance.

The Ministry (and its support staff) is responsible for determining the cost-effectiveness of all trips carried out by Ministers and Deputy Ministers and ensure that the intended journeys meet the requirements of relevant guidelines, including the Treasury instruction on costs containment measures.

Reply received: March 2014

QUESTION NO 52
Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) How much does her department plan to spend on (a) advertising, (b) communication and (c) marketing between 1 January 2014 and 30 April 2014 (i) in total and (ii) as a breakdown of the amount;

(2) What mediums is her department going to use in each case and (b) who is the service provider to be used;

(3) What is the main message that her department plans to communicate during this time?
NW53E

Reply

(1) The allocated budget for the Department of Transport's Communications Unit is 30 million rand, for the 2013/14 financial year, which is for the implementation of various campaigns such as the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, annual Transport Month, Public Participation, and other related initiatives.

(2) The 2013/14 communications implementation plan which includes marketing, advertising and public participation programmes will focus on radio, print, television, online and outdoor media.

2(b) The services of GCIS will be used as deemed necessary and other services will be sourced in line with the departmental procurement.

(3) UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, which is an ongoing campaign (2011-2020).

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 14
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) What is the legal basis in terms of which the Gauteng traffic police, the Johannesburg Metro police and other traffic police units in Gauteng can use equipment belonging to the SA National Roads Agency Limited, with specific reference to scanners and the carts with e-toll badges standing prominently along the road;

(2) why are the carts with e-toll badges placed prominently along the road at road blocks for all motorists to see, if the motorists are being investigated for traffic offences;

(3) why are traffic officials-asking motorists whether they have registered for an e-tag if it is not a legally required item which motorists must obtain? NW19E

REPLY

(1) The road traffic enforcement actions that involves SANRAL are conducted by the Gauteng Department of Community Safety (GDCS). The officers' perform their duties in terms of the powers in the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Section 31). The equipment, Max ID scanners and Automatic Number Plate recognition (ANPR) equipment onboard the vehicles assist GDCS in carrying out their duties. Furthermore, logistical support is provided i.e bathroom facilities and the required signage and traffic cones to set up at the road blocks. It should be noted that neither SANRAL nor their appointed service provider performs any law enforcement activity in terms of stopping, engaging or issuing instructions/fines at the on-ramps. Their duties are limited to the provision of support and information about suspected cloned, duplicated and unlicensed vehicles.
The cooperation is based on the principle of cooperative governance and the contribution to safety on the roads in general.

(2) The vehicles referred to has a dual purpose. It is used at times as an additional kiosk for customer services rendered in parking areas at shopping malls or at corporate engagements. The vehicles are therefore branded in the e-toll colours. In addition, it is assisting in law enforcement activities. In this regard, the vehicles are being utilised for their on-board technology. The ANPR equipment on-board the vehicle needs to be placed in a position to enable the camera to scan the Vehicle Licence Plate Numbers (VLN's) of oncoming vehicles. The scanned VLN is checked against info on NaTlS and on a Vehicle of Special Interest (VOSI) list. The VOSI list contains data of duplicate, false and cloned VLN's. This enables the traffic officer to easily identify and stop vehicles that are stolen, cloned or involved in criminal activity.

(3) Traffic officials will not question any road user with regards to e-tags as an e-tag is not compulsory for using the e-roads. If a road user is questioned regarding an e-tag specifically, he will need to report the traffic officer to the SAPS or Gauteng Department of Community Safety (GDCS) for further investigation.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 09
Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Transport:

Whether the closed door policy that seeks to ensure that trains do not leave platforms if commuters are hanging on the outside of the trains and that all doors have been closed has been successful; if not, (a) when will this closed door policy be successfully implemented and (b) how will it be enforced; if so, how many commuters have been (i) arrested and (ii) prosecuted for hanging on the outside of the train since the policy was introduced? NW13E

REPLY

The "close-door" safety directive that was issued by PRASA Rail in April 2014 has had satisfactory success despite the problem around unsafe and high risk commuter behaviour.

(a) The policy is currently being implemented and enforced;
(b) The policy is enforced through a combination of strategies including safety awareness campaigns and education amongst commuters. Metrorail has prioritised high risk stations and is deploying security at those stations to enforce the door closing safety intervention.

(i) Since April 2014, 27 persons had been arrested for contravening the safety rules contained in the Legal Succession Act of 1989

(ii) No person has been prosecuted for hanging on the outside of the train since the policy was introduced Prosecution of arrested persons falls outside the mandate of the Department and PRASA. The arrest and prosecution of perpetrators have had their own practical challenges as rail offences are not seen as a priority within the criminal justice system. A decision has also been taken to approach the Prosecuting Authority for assistance to secure special court time and procedures for railway safety related offences.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NO 06
Mr KP Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport:

What plans are in place for Ward 24 in Winterveld, Ward 40 in Mamelodi and Ward 8 in Mankayane in North West for the development of road infrastructure? NW8E

REPLY

1. DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AT WARDS 24, WINTERVELD

(1.1) The plans for the development of road infrastructure in Ward 24 at Winterveld are on course and several designs for surfaced roads with storm water drainage have already been completed. The project implementation will commence as soon as funds are available in the medium term expenditure framework.

2. DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AT WARD 40, MAMELODI

(2.1) The road over the railway bridge, Serapeng road, connecting Mamelodi and Nelmapius township from Tsamaya road through Ward 40 was built few years ago.
This road connects the community of Nelmapius to Mamelodi Hospital and Mamelodi FET College over the main railway line.

(2.2) Currently the construction of 1.4km road is in process, which connects Serapeng Road in Ward 40, and Alwyn Street via Koporo Street. The construction work will provide paved road, sidewalks, facilities for busses and taxis (stops and loading . bays). Furthermore, the local streets in Nelmapius Ext 6, Ext 7 and Ext 8 are currently being upgraded to surfaced streets with storm water drainage as part of the housing development and approximately 50% of work has been completed. The overall construction work is scheduled for completion by the end of December 2014.

3. DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE WARD 8 MANKAYANE IN NORTH WEST

3.1. I am informed that there is no area with the name of Mankayane at Ward 8 in the North West province. Further, there is no village, town or municipality in South Africa with the name of Mankayane