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2015-05-26
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Reply received June 2015
Question Number: 1936
Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) When was the National Road Safety Advisory Council established, (b) who are the members of this council, (c) what criteria was used to select the members of the council, (d) what is the mandate of the council, (e) what is the council’s annual budget allocation and (f) does the council have specific time frames within which to complete its mandate; if so, what are these time frames? NW2160E
Reply:
(a) The National Road Safety Advisory Council was established on 19 September 2014. However due processes relating to screening and validation were recently completed.
(b) The details will be announced once all candidates have been duly informed about the outcome of the screening processes.
(c) A call for nominations was issued in the media on 21st July 2014 inviting members of the community, non-governmental organisations; industry and stakeholders to nominate individuals to be appointed to the council.
The following abilities were considered when the selection was made. Ability to:
- Propose inputs to implement the Government’s road safety policy agenda and strategic alignment through recommendations on strategies, action plan and evaluation of strategy implementation.
- Provide inputs to implement the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration’s Global Plan for Road Safety
- Actively monitor, provide advice and recommendations on Road Safety initiatives contained in the South African Road Safety Policy currently being developed.
- Enhance the profile of Road Safety in South Africa and influence road use behaviour through developing, implementing and monitoring of integrated Road Safety Education, enforcement and community engagement programs.
- Propose recommendations to the Road Traffic Management Corporation in pursuit of improving road safety in South Africa.
- Understand public transport and other transport sectors
- Community mobilisation, including youth and women.
(d) The mandate of the council is to provide advice and guidance on road safety matters.
(e) Business plan is being finalised and budget allocation will be assigned accordingly.
(f) The Council is appointed for a period of three years
Reply received June 2015
Question Number: 1935
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Reply:
- The strategic and primary roads incorporated by SANRAL are summarized in table below:
(a) Year |
(b)(i) Province |
Length (km) |
(b) (ii) (iii) Condition at Incorporation |
Condition Now |
(i) 2012-13 |
Eastern Cape |
2113 km |
Very Poor to Fair |
Fair to Good |
North West |
1421 km |
Very Poor to Fair |
Poor to Good |
|
(ii) 2013-14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1699 km |
Very Poor to Good |
Poor to Good |
- Please see table above.
- The above roads incorporated by SANRAL all form part of the envisaged 35,000 km strategic and primary road network of South Africa envisaged to fall under the jurisdiction of SANRAL.
In the 2015-16 financial year SANRAL has budgeted a total of R1,57 billion for the maintenance of these roads.
Reply received June 2015
Generic Question Number: 1920
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) Who are the current chief financial officers of (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to it and (b) what is the qualifications of each chief financial officer? NW2141E
REPLY
Department of Transport
(a) (i) The current Chief Financial Officer in the Department of Transport:
(i) Mr C P Letsoalo
(b) The qualifications of the Chief Financial Officers are as follows:
POST |
POST INCUMBENT |
QUALIFICATIONS |
Chief Financial Officer: Department of Transport |
Mr C P Letsoalo |
Gr 12 B Com: Economics Advanced Diploma: Central Banking |
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
(a) The current Chief Financial Officer for Airports Company South Africa is Maureen Manyama
(b) (i) BCOM Hons (Taxation)
(ii) CA (SA)
(iii) MBA
(iv) Post Graduate Diploma in Integrated Reporting
Air Traffic & Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
- (i) ATNS’ current Chief Financial Officer is Mr. William Ndlovu.
- Mr. William Ndlovu is a Chartered Accountant South Africa and has an Executive MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in USA and ESADE business school in Spain.
(ii) Cross Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA)
(a) Mr. Nchaupe Alfred Maepa.
(ii) CBRTA
(b) Master of Business Administration (MBA) and B Com Accounting
(ii) Road Accident Fund (RAF)
(a) Ms Yolande van Biljon
(ii) RAF
(b) B Comm, B Compt (Hons), B Com (Hons), M Comm; CA (SA).
(ii) South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL)
(a) Ms Inge Mulder
(ii) SANRAL
(b) BCompt (Hons); CTA CA (SA)
(ii) Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)
(a) Ms Liana Moolman
(ii) RTMC
(b) Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science (CA)
(ii) Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)
(a) Ms Palesa Moalusi
(ii) RTIA
(b) B.Com Accounting; Higher Diploma in Accounting; Chartered Accountant, CA (SA)
South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
- (i) N/A
(ii) the South African Civil Aviation Authority is Mr Asruf Seedat
(b) (i) Qualified Chartered Accountant registered with the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants
(ii) Bachelor of Accountancy (Wits University)
(iii) Bachelor of Commerce (Wits University)
(iv) Executive Development Programme (Wits Business School)
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA):
(i) The person undertaking the duties of the CFO in SAMSA is Mr Tudor Hungwe.
(ii) Mr Hungwe’s qualifications are as follows:
a. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
b. Chartered Secretary;
c. CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting;
d. Diploma in Ship Finance;
e. Diploma in Personnel Management;
f. Diploma in Marketing
Ports Regulator South Africa (PRSA)
The Ports Regulator does not have a chief financial officer due to lack of funding to fill the post, the Manager Corporate Services currently acts as the chief financial officer.
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)
(ii) Mr Solomzi Maye is the current Chief Financial Officer of the Railway Safety Regulator in the Finance Department.
(ii)(b) List of qualifications that he obtained;
Matric obtained 1983
National Higher Diploma in Industrial Engineering obtained 1985
Bachelor of Accounting Science 1990
Masters of Business Leadership obtained 2006
Passenger Rail South Africa (PRASA)
(ii) Ms Hunadi Manyatsa – Group Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Accounts (CA)
Reply received June 2015
Generic Question Number: 1885
Mr M Bagraim (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Since 1 January 2015, has her department installed generators at any of (a) its offices or (b) the offices of the entities reporting to her as a result of load shedding; if so, what is the total cost of the (i) installation and (ii) running of these generators? NW2106E
REPLY
Department of Transport
- National Department of Transport has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Airport South Africa (ACSA)
- ACSA has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
King Shaka International Airport (KSIA): No more generators have been added as a result of load shedding. Noting as part of their infrastructure they have already required having backup power .Which has been done.
Cape Town International Airport (CTIA): As with our sister airports, CTIA has historically maintained full redundancy for all critical systems, no additional systems were required, no additional generators have therefore been installed as a result of load-shedding on the part of Eskom. To be noted, CTIA has an agreement with Eskom that they will not form part of any regular load-shedding schedule, the airport will only be affected in a worst-case scenario if no other option exists, this has not happened to date.
OR Tambo International Airport: Information still outstanding
Regional Airports: All regional airports have had diesel generators for back-up power requirements for an extended time, generators are refurbished or replaced at required intervals however these replacements or refurbishments have no correlation to Eskom.
Air Traffic & Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
- ATNS has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
South African Civil Aviation Services (SACAA)
Since 1 January 2015, (a) N/A (b) the South African Civil Aviation Authority procured a replacement generator for R301 143,54 which includes (i) installation costs (ii) the running costs are R3900,00 per tank.
Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA)
- CBRTA has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
- RAF has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL)
- SANRAL has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)
- RTMC has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)
- RTIA has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)
- RSR has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Passenger Rail South Africa (PRASA)
- PRASA has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)
- PRSA has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
- SAMSA has not installed any generators at its offices
- (i) (ii) Falls away
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1750
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) What total amount was given to the SA Taxi Council (i) in the (aa) 2012-13. (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2015 and (b) what were these funds used for in each case? NW1968E
REPLY:
(a) (i) Payments to SANTACO are as follows:
(aa) 2012-13 financial year R16 460 000.00
(bb) 2013-14 financial year R17 365 00
(cc) 2014-15 financial year R18 407 000.00
(ii) The process of concluding an MOA with SANTACO for the 2015/16 year is still underway, therefore no payment has been made since April 2015
(b) These amounts are allocated to SANTACO every financial year based on the recommendations of the 1996 National Taxi Task Team (NTTT) that comprised of members from Provincial Departments, the National Department and the Taxi Industry. Key recommendations of the National Taxi Task Team were:
Formalization of the Taxi industry
▪ Regulation and Control
▪ Training and Capacity Building
▪ Safety and Law Enforcement
▪ Economic Empowerment
Government committed to funding the establishment of SANTACO to support the formalisation of the Industry as well as to implement the key recommendations of the National Taxi Task Team.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1748
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) Which (i) properties and (ii) buildings does the Road Accident Fund own and (b) in each case, (i) when were the (aa) properties and (bb) buildings acquired and (ii) what (aa) was the total purchase cost and (bb) were the total associated costs? NW1966E
Reply:
(a) The Road Accident Fund (RAF) does not own (title deeds registered in the name of the RAF) any properties (erven). Note that ownership of improvements (such as buildings) on properties is associated with the ownership of the property, and therefore the RAF does not own any buildings. The RAF has purchased the property on which its Menlyn office is situated, but the transfer of ownership has not yet occurred.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1746
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) How many immediate on-the-spot payments were made to road accident victims, via the Road Accident Fund's On the Road Campaign in each province in the (i) 201 1-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years and (b) in each case (i) to whom were the payments made, (ii) what amount did each person get paid, (iii) who administered the payouts and (iv) who made the decision on what amount should be paid out?
NW1964E
Reply
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) (a) did not make any immediate on-the-spot payments to road accident victims, via the Road Accident Fund's On the Road Campaign in any of the provinces in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years and (b) (i) no such payments were made to any person, (ii) no amount was paid to any person, (iii) no payouts were administered because none were made, and (iv) no decisions on what amount should be paid were taken as no such payments were made.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1744
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What is the status of driving licence tenders? NW1962E
Question Answer:
The Department does not have any driving licence tenders.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1743
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) With regard to the R1.1 billion allocated to the Moloto Corridor, what amount is allocated to (a) the upgrade of the R573 and (b) the Moloto railway project;
(2) will both projects start simultaneously; if not, when will the (a) upgrade of the R573 and (b) railway project (i) start and (ii) be completed in each case;
(3) has an environmental impact assessment been conducted with respect to the railway project?
NW1961E
REPLY:
(1) (a) The full amount of R1.1 billion has been allocated over the next three years towards the upgrading of the R 573.
(b) No funding has been provided for the Moloto Rail Development Corridor.
(2) The upgrade of the R573 will commence before the railway project.
(a) (I) The upgrade of the R 573 will commence in the 2015/16 financial year.
(ii) The upgrade is planned to be concluded by 2017/18.
(b) (i) The Rail Project is a registered Public Private Partnership initiative that is currently in Treasury Approval 1 stage.
(ii) Should funding be approved, two years to finalise the detailed design and five years for the construction of the rail project.
(3) An Environmental due diligence has been undertaken as part of the Treasury Approval 1 feasibility process and no environmental fatal flaws has been found related to the railway project. A detailed Environmental Impact Assessment will be commissioned following Treasury Approval 1. approval, by National Treasury.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1600
Mrs C Dudley (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) What arrangement does her department have with certain companies (names furnished) with regard to the decryption key for the barcode on driving licences;
(2) do the specified companies own the decryption keys; if not, who owns the keys;
(3) can other entities acquire a similar arrangement as the specified companies and get access to the decryption key; if so, what are the relevant details?
W1816E
Question Answers:
(1) To our knowledge, there is no agreement(s) which the Department has with any Security Company regarding the decryption key for the barcode on driving licences;
(2) The decryption keys are the property of the state under Department of Transport.
(3) So far as we are aware, the Department of Transport does not have any arrangements security companies
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1588
Mr M S F De Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
- Do plans exist to expand any airports; if so, (a) which airports are planned to be extended and (b) in each case, what is the (i) time frame and (ii) budget for expansion;
- Have public participation processes occurred; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1771E
REPLY:
It is worth noting that ACSA airports are rated best in the world and in Africa, when rated among the 400 World airports. In the month of March – this year - O.R. Tambo International, Cape Town International and King Shaka International Airports – were recognised for their excellence in the illustrious SKYTRAX Choice Awards in Paris, France.
The fact that the winners of the SKYTRAX awards are voted for by customers and commuters (covering 385 airports) travelling around the world, lends prestige and credibility to the accolades achieved by the ACSA airports.
O.R. Tambo International Airport was named Best Airport in Africa, while Cape Town International Airport and King Shaka International Airport were recognised for the Best Airport Staff Service: Africa, and Best Regional Airport: Africa, respectively.
The three airports were ranked amongst the world’s top 30 airports.
The Airports Company of South Africa is a partner in two international airports, in Mumbai India and São Paulo, Brazil. ACSA is also considered a worthy partner for airport development, by many countries in the continent of Africa.
A. CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(1) (a); (b)(i) and (ii)
Project Description |
Budget |
Commencement |
Commencement of the new realigned runway |
R 3 180 000 000 |
2016 |
New domestic arrivals terminal |
R361 000 000 |
2016 |
Terminal 2 redevelopment (international) |
R966 000 000 |
2016 |
Acquisition of land |
R472 000 000 |
2016 |
Apron & taxiway development |
R303 000 000 |
2017 |
International departure lounge extension |
R100 000 000 |
2018 |
Construction of terminal contact stands (A13-15) |
R109 000 000 |
2019 |
(2) The environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the new realigned runway at Cape Town International Airport commenced in 2012. Last year the first two rounds of public hearings and consultations were held as part of the Scooping Phase. At the end 2014 the National Department of Environmental Affairs issues their acceptance of the Final Scoping Report for the intended development. Earlier this year all the required specialist studies were concluded. This set in motion the second round of public hearings and consultations which commenced at the end of March 2015 with the release of the Impact Assessment Report. Should the Department of Environmental Affairs grant final approval and authorisation before year end, construction could not commence towards the middle of 2016 and the runway will be operational by early 2019.
B. OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
1(a) OR Tambo International Airport will be developing a new terminal, referred, to as ‘Midfield Terminal’, on the Eastern side of the airport. Expansion will be as a result of capacity saturation of the Western Precinct Terminal. According to the traffic forecasts, the precinct will reach saturation in 2025.
(b)(i) The completion of Midfield Terminal construction is planned for 2025. Review of the ORTIA Master Plan is currently in progress with completion thereof expected at the end of the calendar year 2015. The approved revised Master Plan will inform the layout and details of the future terminal buildings, airside infrastructure, parkin, etc. for the Midfield terminal
(ii) The Permission Budget of R3 001 314 443 is in the Permission of 2015/16 – 2019/20 and R16 755 874 570 in the Permission Budget of 2020/21-2024/25.
(2) The Midfield Terminal construction project is under discussion with the airline community as part of the Permission Consultation process. Public participation processes have not yet commenced. These have been planned to take place once the project has been approved.
C. King Shaka International Airport
1(a) No major expansion of the current King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) is envisaged within the next 5 year permission cycle, other than a planning phase for the Passenger Terminal Expansion. This is premised on the current and forecasted passenger and air traffic growth which do not warrant any major expansion. KSIA is however in the process of undertaking a detailed review of its Master Plan and the outputs of the study may influence the expansion cycles of the airport.
(b)(i) and (ii)
KSIA will embark on the following civil projects in the 2016/2017 financial year:
- Extension of Bravo Taxiway – R235m
This project has been budgeted for as a result of creating increased efficiencies in the Taxiway System as well as to eliminate a hot spot at the intersection between Taxiway Golf and November.
- 2 Code F stands on Delta Apron – R138m
By virtue of KSIA being the primary diversion airport for 8 carriers, a need has arisen to develop two additional Code F apron stands to accommodate wide bodied aircraft.
2 Other than the consultation process with the airline stakeholders, no public participation process has commenced.
D. REGIONAL AIRPORTS (Bram Fischer; Port Elizabeth; East London; Upington and George)
(1)(a); (b)(i) and (ii)
There are no plans to expand Bram Fischer; Port Elizabeth; East London; Upington and Goerge Airports (regional airports) as it relates to increases in terminals on a grand scale. There are, however, plans to do minor improvements in terminal and other capacities. Details are as follows:
Breakdown of New Capacity Projects at Regional Airports |
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Airside New Capacity |
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Airport |
Business Case Name |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Total |
|
Bram Fischer |
M&E: Extension of TWA to the End of Runway 20 |
|
|
|
|
50 000 000 |
50 000 000 |
|
East London |
Airside: Aprons Code C Stands |
5 000 000 |
5 000 000 |
|
|
|
10 000 000 |
|
Bram Fischer |
M&E: Apron Code C |
|
|
|
|
10 000 000 |
10 000 000 |
|
Total 70 000 000 |
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Landside New Capacity |
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Airport |
Business Case Name |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Total |
|
East London |
Landside: Multi-Storey Parkade Phase 1, 300 Bays |
|
3 668 479 |
30 183 955 |
27 423 735 |
|
61 276 169 |
|
Bloemfontein |
Landside: Car Rental Depot |
35 000 000 |
|
|
|
|
35 000 000 |
|
Port Elizabeth |
Landside: Access Roads |
|
|
8 887 161 |
14 716 257 |
|
23 603 418 |
|
East London |
Landside: Under Cover Drop Off Zone & Solar Panels |
|
10 000 000 |
|
|
|
10 000 000 |
|
Port Elizabeth |
Car Rental Remote Sites |
6 500 000 |
|
|
|
|
6 500 000 |
|
Goerge |
Public Parking and Resultant Staff and Car Rental Shifts |
|
5 000 000 |
|
|
|
5 000 000 |
|
George |
At Grade Parking 100 Bays |
|
|
820 000 |
3 280 000 |
|
4 100 000 |
|
Total 145 479 587
(2) Minor improvements are considered and public participation processes are not planned.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1562
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Whether, with regard to the her reply to question 343 17 March 2015, have any civil claims been issued against the Road Traffic Management Corporation Board members; if so, at what stage is the matter, in each case? NW1774E
REPLY:
I am informed that there were no legal proceedings instituted against any of the former board members
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1561
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) What public participation processes have taken place with regard to the N2 Wild Coast toll-road scheme, (b) with whom did her department interact in respect of the public participation processes, (c) when did the specified participation occur and (d) what are the outcomes of the specified public participation processes? NW1773E
Reply:
- Public Participation Process was conducted as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway, and entailed distribution of background information, meetings, advertisements in newspapers, review of reports, public open days, as well as workshops. The public participation process allowed interested and affected parties opportunities to get to know more about the project, review project information, give input, interact with project team, and to appeal the final decision by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) if they had grounds.
The following is an outline of the (a) public participation activities undertaken, indicating( b) participants, (c) dates of the said interactions, and (d) the outcomes :
- Meetings with government and traditional authorities to discuss consultation with rural communities and traditional authorities.
Monday 11 July 2005
The public participation consultants met with the Deputy Director of Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape Department of Housing, Local Government & Traditional Affairs, and Prince Xhanti Sigcawu, of the same Department who is also a member of the Gcaleka Royal House. The consultation process was discussed and they indicated that the Royal Houses / Regional Authorities should be consulted. They provided contact details for the designated contact people for each Royal House.
Monday 11 July 2005
The public participation consultant met with Chief Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, Chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders. The then proposed consultation process was discussed and he confirmed the contact people and contact details for the Royal Houses.
- Background Information Document
A Background Information Document (BID) and a covering letter informing I&APs of the commencement of the application for environmental authorisation and the EIA process was distributed to 3 721 I&APs on the initial database (developed during the previous EIA process, which also underwent a public participation process) on 5 and 6 August 2005. It was also placed on the environmental assessment practitioner’s (CCA’s) website. The BID invited I&APs to submit comment on the new EIA process and provided background information on the proposed project, a map showing the extent of the proposed project, key issues to be addressed in the new EIA process and a description of the anticipated EIA process. The BID was made available in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa.
- Advertisements
Advertisements announcing SANRAL’s intention to submit an application for environmental authorisation of the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway were placed in 16 national, regional and local newspapers in the week preceding the start of the three week public comment period on the BID. Advertisements were placed in the following newspapers:
- Sunday Times (Sunday 7 August 2005)
- Daily Dispatch (Monday 8 and Wednesday 10 August 2005)
- Burger East (Monday 8 and Thursday 11 August 2005)
- Natal Mercury (Monday 8 and Wednesday 10 August 2005)
- Ilanga (Monday 8 and Thursday 11 August 2005)
- Indabazethu (Wednesday 10 August 2005)
- Sunday Tribune (Sunday 7 August 2005)
- Merebank Rising Sun (Tuesday 9 August 2005)
- South Coast Sun (Friday 12 August 2005)
- South Coast Herald (Friday 12 August 2005)
- Kokstad Advertiser (Thursday 11 August 2005)
- Wild Coast Herald (Thursday 11 August 2005)
- Ikhwezi News (Thursday 11 August 2005)
- Ilizwe Lesizwe (Thursday 11 August 2005)
- Isolezwe (Monday 8 and Wednesday 10 August 2005)
- UmAfrika (Friday 12 August 2005)
The advertisements also announced the availability of the BID and the opportunity to comment on the proposed EIA process during the given comment period. Interested and Affected Parties were invited to register as I&APs, submit comments to the consultants or request a copy of the BID, which were then distributed as requested by new I &APs who were registered and would receive all subsequent correspondence on the project.
- Letter from SANRAL Requesting a Meeting
A letter was sent by SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli on 25 August 2005 to the Eastern Cape Royal Houses as part of correspondence by SANRAL with all municipalities, relevant provincial government departments and Regional Authorities informing them of the commencement of the EIA and inviting them to meet with SANRAL to discuss the project and the EIA. A copy of the BID was also sent with this correspondence.
- Local Authority Briefing Sessions
In November and December 2005 briefing meetings were held with the local and district municipalities to present the EIA and PPP and discuss how the consultation with the affected communities should be undertaken.
The following meetings took place:
Tuesday 29 November 2005 : Wild Coast Consultative Forum
Wed 30 November 2005 : OR Tambo District Municipality
Thursday 8 December 2005 : Qaukeni / Mbizana / Port St Johns Local Municipalities
Monday 12 December 2005 : OR Tambo DM / Port St Johns LM
The Wild Coast Consultative Forum was established in June 2005 on the initiative of the Mayor of OR Tambo District Municipality as a broad-based representative forum to discuss all major developments proposed for the Wild Coast on the section between the Mthamvuna and Mzimvubu Rivers. It had representation from all local municipalities (Port St Johns, Qaukeni, Mbizana), OR Tambo District Municipality, the Qaukeni Regional Authority and Qaukeni Royal House, the then Department of Water Affairs & Forestry, DLA, community trusts, and other key stakeholders from the area.
Follow up meetings were then held with relevant officials, ward councillors and community development workers to discuss where meetings should be held and which traditional leaders and ward councillors would assist with the arrangement of meetings.
The following meetings took place:
Tuesday 20 December 2005 : Mbizana Local Municipality
Tuesday 20 December 2005 : Qaukeni Local Municipality
Wed 21 December 2005 : Port St Johns Local Municipality
Thursday 12 January 2006 : Qaukeni Local Municipality
- Presentation by SANRAL to Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders
SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli gave a presentation on the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway to the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders at the Holiday Inn in Mthatha on Wednesday 1 February 2006.
- Release of the Draft Scoping Report and Public Review Period
The Draft Scoping Report was released for public comment during an eight-week public review period from Thursday 13 April to Friday 9 June 2006.
Copies of the DSR were lodged in the following public venues for review:
Eastern Cape
East London Central Library Nyandeni Municipal Offices - Libode
Gonubie Library Port St Johns Library
Komga Library Lusikisiki Information Centre
Butterworth Public Library Qaukeni Municipal Offices - Lusikisiki
Dutywa Public Library Flagstaff Information Centre
Mthatha Public Library Qaukeni Municipal Offices - Flagstaff
Mhlonto Municipal Offices – Qumbu Bizana Library
Tabankulu Library Matatiele Library
Umzimvubu Municipal Offices – Mount Ayliff
KwaZulu-Natal
Kokstad Public Library Park Rynie Library
Harding Public Library Umzinto Library
Ezinqoleni Municipal Offices – Izingolweni Pennington Library
Durban Central Reference Library Hibberdene Library
Isipingo Civic Library Umtentweni Library
Isipingo Beach Library Port Shepstone Library
Athlone Park Library Uvongo Library
Amanzimtoti Library Margate Library
Kwamakhutha Library Southbroom Library
Kingsburgh Library Munster Library
Umkomaas Library Port Edward Library
Scottburgh Memorial Library
- Advertisments
Advertisements announcing the availability of the DSR and the libraries where it could be viewed were placed in 17 national, regional and local newspapers as detailed below. These advertisements appeared in the week preceding the start of the comment period which extended from Thursday 13 April 2006 to Friday 9 June 2006. The advertisements also gave details of the public meetings and informed I&APs that copies of the executive summary to the DSR were available in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu upon request from the consultants. The adverts also indicated the duration and cut off date for the comment period and provided contact details where I&APs could submit comments on the report. The advertisements appeared in the following newspapers:
- Sunday Times (Sunday 9 April 2006)
- Sunday Tribune (Sunday 9 April 2006)
- Daily Dispatch (Monday 10 April 2006)
- Burger East (Monday 10 April 2006)
- Ilanga (Monday 10 April 2006)
- Indabazethu (Tuesday 11 April 2006)
- Isolezwe (Tuesday 11 April 2006)
- Natal Mercury (Wednesday 12 April 2006)
- Merebank Rising Sun (Wednesday 12 April 2006)
- South Coast Sun (Thursday 13 April 2006)
- Kokstad Advertiser (Thursday 13 April 2006)
- Wild Coast Herald (Thursday 13 April 2006)
- Ikhwezi News (Thursday 13 April 2006)
- Ilizwe Lesizwe (Thursday 13 April 2006)
- UmAfrika (Thursday 13 April 2006)
- South Coast Herald (Friday 14 April 2006)
- Mthatha Herald (Friday 14 April 2006)
Radio announcements
Pre-recorded radio announcements in isiXhosa and isiZulu were also used to target people in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal who have limited access to newspapers. These announcements provided the same information contained in the newspaper adverts. Details of the radio stations which broadcast the announcements are provided below.
Radio Sunny South covers the whole of the project area within KwaZulu-Natal, extending from Tongaat to Port Edward along the coast and inland as far as Howick and Kokstad. The pre-recorded announcement in isiZulu was broadcast 9 times daily on 10, 11 and 12 April 2006.
Unitra Community Radio broadcasts from Mthatha and covers most of the project area in the Eastern Cape, extending from Pondoland to Port Alfred along the coast and inland as far as Mount Fletcher and Queenstown. The pre-recorded announcement in isiXhosa was broadcast 12 times daily on 10, 11 and 12 April 2006.
Live announcements on the morning of, and the day preceding, the public meeting in Mthatha were also broadcast.
Khanya Community Radio broadcasts from Butterworth and covers part of the project area in the Eastern Cape, extending from Coffee Bay to East London along the coast and inland as far as Stutterheim and Mthatha. The pre-recorded announcement in isiXhosa was broadcast 12 times daily on 10, 11 and 12 April 2006.
Live announcements on the morning of, and the day preceding, the public meetings in Dutywa and Butterworth were also broadcast.
Information-sharing Meetings
A total of 13 public information sharing meetings were held at key centres along the route of the proposed project during the public review period. These meetings were advertised in 17 local, regional and national newspapers and on three community radio stations and also in the letter distributed to the 3738 I&APs on the project database. At the meetings a summary of the DSR was presented as an audio-visual presentation and I&APs were provided the opportunity to comment on the report and raise any issues or concerns regarding the project. Details of the public meetings were as follows:
18h00 Tues 2 May 2006: Isipingo Beach Hall, Durban
18h00 Wed 3 May 2006: Civic Centre Supper Room, Amanzimtoti
10h00 Thurs 4 May 2006: Mayoral Boardroom, Mbizana Municipality, Bizana
18h00 Thurs 4 May 2006: Relton Hall (Pennington Recreational Club), Pennington
10h00 Tues 9 May 2006: Town Hall, Flagstaff
18h00 Tues 9 May 2006: Town Hall, Kokstad
10h00 Wed 10 May 2006: Town Hall, Lusikisiki
10h00 Thurs 11 May 2006: Town Hall, Port St Johns
10h00 Tues 16 May 2006: Town Hall, Mthatha
10h00 Wed 17 May 2006: TRC Hall, Dutywa
10h00 Thurs 18 May 2006: Wayside Conference Centre, Butterworth
18h00 Thurs 18 May 2006: Cambridge Hall, East London
18h00 Mon 22 May 2006: New Memorial Hall, Port Shepstone
Additional Meetings
The public review process also included 124 additional meetings in the form of authority meetings, focus groups, special interest group meetings and imbizos with rural communities. These allowed presentations to be given to people in smaller communities outside the main centres where the public meetings were held and to special interest or lobby groups. Out of the 124 additional meetings 37 took place in KwaZulu-Natal, 2 in Gauteng and 85 in the Eastern Cape. These meetings covered all local and district municipalities along the route, regional authorities in the Eastern Cape, traditional councils in KwaZulu-Natal, relevant provincial and national government departments, sectoral groups such as minibus taxi and bus operators and business chambers, local pressure groups and focus groups in smaller towns and townships along the route. These meetings were arranged through contact with representatives of the organizations or institutions in question, invitation letters to people on the registered I&AP database from those sectors or towns being targeted, and liaison with ward councillors and traditional leaders. Some of the meetings in towns along the route were also publicized in the local media.
In the Eastern Cape imbizos were held in the rural areas along the existing R61 and N2 routes and in the green fields sections. These meetings were arranged in conjunction with the traditional leaders and ward councillors from those areas. Meetings were also held in the towns along the N2 and R61. Approximately 6000 people attended these meetings in total. Details of the 137 meetings held during the comment period are provided in Table 1 below:
Please Note: Meetings in bold in KwaZulu-Natal; Meetings unbolded in Eastern Cape; Meetings in italics in Gauteng
DATE |
MEETING |
04-April |
KwaZulu-Natal Taxi Council |
|
Amafa AKwaZulu Natali |
|
Rharhabe Regional Authority |
|
Eastern Cape Provincial House of Traditional Leaders |
05-April |
KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority |
|
Dalindyebo Regional Authority |
|
Greater Kei Local Municipality |
06-April |
Umdoni Local Municipality |
|
Gcaleka Regional Authority |
|
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality |
|
Mbashe Local Municipality |
07-April |
Ezinqoleni Local Municipality |
|
Nyandeni Regional Authority |
|
Nyandeni Local Municipality |
|
Mhlontlo Local Municipality |
10-April |
Amatole District Municipality |
|
Buffalo City Local Municipality |
11-April |
Mbizana Local Municipality |
|
Sisonke District Municipality |
12-April |
Port St Johns Local Municipality |
|
Qaukeni Local Municipality |
|
Mount Ayliff |
|
Mount Frere |
13-April |
Ugu District Municipality |
18-April |
Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality |
|
South Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
19-April |
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
|
Dangwana (Port St Johns) |
|
Ntsimbini / Lokweni (Port St Johns) |
|
Zinqandana (Mnquma) |
|
Toleni (Mnquma) |
20-April |
SA Bus Operators Association / Coach Operators Association SA (KZN) |
|
Wild Coast Consultative Forum |
|
Libode Taxis |
|
Ceru (Mnquma) |
21-April |
Harding |
|
Tombo (Port St Johns) |
|
Qhaka (Port St Johns) |
|
Ndabakazi (Mnquma) |
|
Cegcuwana (Mnquma) |
24-April |
Amanzimtoti Taxis |
|
Branderkruin Sakekamer (Amanzimtoti) |
|
Corhana (Nyandeni) |
|
Zingqayi (Mnquma) |
25-April |
Hibberdene |
|
Environmental Lobby Group (Port Shepstone) |
|
Port St Johns buses / taxis (Port St Johns) |
26-April |
Athlone Park Civic Association |
|
Ndwalane/ Mkanzini (Port St Johns) |
|
Caguba (Port St Johns) |
02-May |
Isipingo Public Meeting (18h00) |
|
Candu (Mbhashe) |
03-May |
Amanzimtoti Public Meeting (18h00) |
04-May |
Bizana Public Meeting (10h00) |
|
Pennington Public Meeting (18h00) |
|
Tyhalara (KSD) |
|
Ncendese (KSD) |
05-May |
Gqubeni (Port St Johns) |
|
Ntafufu (Port St Johns) |
|
Qunu (KSD) |
|
Matyengqina (KSD) |
08-May |
DWAF (Durban) |
|
KwaMakhutha |
|
Port Edward |
|
Lusikisiki Buses / Taxis |
|
Flagstaff Buses / Taxis |
|
Zimbane (KSD) |
|
Payne A (KSD) |
09-May |
Ogwini Taxi Association (Port Shepstone) |
|
Flagstaff Public Meeting (10h00) |
|
Kokstad Public Meeting (17h30) |
10-May |
Luthuli / Umnini Traditional Authority |
|
Lusikisiki Public Meeting (10h00) |
11-May |
Cele Traditional Authority |
|
Zembeni Traditional Authority |
|
Port St Johns Public Meeting (10h00) |
12-May |
Taleni (Port St Johns) |
|
Payne B (KSD) |
|
Qweqwe (KSD) |
15-May |
Mgwenyana / Mcothama (Nyandeni) |
|
Mthatha Buses / Taxis |
|
Dutywa Taxis |
16-May |
Kholwa / Qoloqolo Traditional Authority |
|
Thulini Traditional Authority |
|
Mthatha Public Meeting (10h00) |
|
Misty Mount (Nyandeni) |
17-May |
Dutywa Public Meeting (10h00) |
|
Mission (Mnquma) |
18-May |
Ndwalane Traditional Authority |
|
Butterworth Public Meeting (10h00) |
|
East London Taxis |
|
East London Public Meeting (18h00) |
19-May |
Eastern Cape Tourism Board |
22-May |
Provincial Administration KwaZulu-Natal |
|
Mzintlava (Port St Johns) |
|
Port Shepstone Public Meeting |
23-May |
Hombe (Qaukeni) |
|
Mcobotini (Qaukeni) |
24-May |
Isipingo |
|
Nkunzimbini (Qaukeni) |
|
Matheko (Qaukeni) |
25-May |
Njombela Location (Qaukeni) |
|
Lambasi (Qaukeni) |
26-May |
Mkamela (Qaukeni) |
|
Khanyayo (Qaukeni) |
29-May |
Baleni (Mbizana) |
|
Khumbuza (Mbizana) |
|
Ugu District Municipality Stakeholders Meeting |
|
Ludondolo (Mbhashe) |
|
Upper Mthenthu (KSD) |
30-May |
Xholobeni (Mbizana) |
|
Mdatya (Mbizana) |
|
Ngaxakaxha (Mbhashe) |
|
Colosa (Mbhashe) |
31-May |
Kwampisi (Mbizana) |
|
Sigidi (Mbizana) |
|
Munyu (Mbhashe) |
|
Nywhara (Mbhashe) |
01-June |
Ebenezer (Mbizana) |
|
Qora (Mnquma) |
02-June |
OR Tambo District Municipality |
|
Mzimvubu farmers (Port St Johns) |
06-June |
Njiveni (Nyandeni) |
07-June |
Cele (Qaukeni) |
08-June |
Ntlaza (Nyandeni) |
|
Libode (Nyandeni) |
09-June |
Lamontville |
|
Border / Kei Chamber of Business |
|
Eastern Cape Parks Board |
10-June |
Izingolweni |
11-June |
Umlazi |
|
KwaMakhutha |
12-June |
Endangered Wildlife Trust |
13-June |
Toyota, SAB, Illovo Sugar, Southgate Industrial Park, Umbogintwini Industrial Association |
|
Umlazi leadership |
19-June |
Development Bank of Southern Africa |
26-July |
KwaZulu-Natal Taxi Council |
In planning the above meetings presentations to the local and district municipalities and the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders and regional authorities in the Eastern Cape before were made prior to the other listed scheduled meetings.
Meetings were arranged through the relevant contact people for the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders and regional authorities and these meetings took place in the week prior to the start of the public review period. Meetings were held with the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders and all the regional authorities along the route with the exception of Qaukeni Regional Authority.
- Distribution of Final Scoping Report
All interested and affected parties on the project database were informed in writing of the availability of the FSR in April 2007.
- Notification of DEAT’s Acceptance of Final Scoping Report and Plan of Study for EIA
The National Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (now Department of Environmental Affairs, DEA) accepted the Final Scoping Report and the Plan of Study for EIA on 22 May 2007. All I&APs on the project database (10 139) were notified by letter in June 2007 of DEAT’s decision and informed that the Impact Assessment Phase of the EIA would be commencing.
- Release of the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Public Review Period
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was made available for public review from Monday 10 November 2008 to Friday 9 January 2009. Following a number of requests from I&APs and a directive from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism the closure of the comment period for the review of the Draft EIR was extended to Thursday 22 January 2009.
The same public libraries and public venues which were used for the review of the Draft Scoping Report were again used for the placement of the Draft EIR, with the exception of Munster Public Library which had since closed.
Copies of the Draft EIR were lodged in the following public libraries and venues for review:
Eastern Cape
East London Central Library Nyandeni Municipal Offices - Libode
Gonubie Library Port St Johns Library
Komga Library Lusikisiki Information Centre
Butterworth Public Library Ingquza Hill Municipal Offices (Lusikisiki)
Dutywa Public Library Flagstaff Information Centre
Mthatha Public Library Ingquza Hill Municipal Offices (Flagstaff)
Mhlonto Municipal Offices (Qumbu) Bizana Library
Tabankulu Library Matatiele Library
Umzimvubu Municipal Offices (Mount Ayliff)
KwaZulu-Natal
Kokstad Library |
Cragieburn Library |
|
|
Harding Public Library |
Scottburgh Memorial Library |
|
|
EzinqoleniMunicipal Offices (Izingolweni) |
Park Rynie Library |
||
Durban Central Reference Library |
Umzinto Library |
|
|
Isipingo Civic Library |
Pennington Library |
|
|
Isipingo Beach Library |
Hibberdene Library |
|
|
Athlone Park Library |
Umtentweni Library |
|
|
Amanzimtoti Library |
Port Shepstone Library |
|
|
Kwamakhutha Library |
Uvongo Library |
|
|
Kingsburgh Library |
Margate Library |
|
|
Umkomaas Library |
Southbroom Library |
|
|
Adams Mission Library Port Edward Library
The Draft EIR was also made available on the websites www.ccaenvironmental.co.za and www.nra.co.za from 10 November 2008.
Adverts announcing the availability of the Draft EIR and the libraries where it could be viewed were placed in 22 national, regional and local newspapers as detailed below. The same 17 newspapers that were used to advertise the availability of the Draft Scoping Report were used once again, with the exception of those titles which had closed down in the intervening period, and new titles in the study area were also added to the list. These adverts appeared in the week preceding the start of the comment period. The adverts also gave details of the Public Open Days and informed I&APs that copies of the executive summary to the Draft EIR were available in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu upon request from the consultants. The adverts also indicated the duration and closing date for the comment period and provided contact details where I&APs could submit comments on the report.
The advertisements appeared in the following newspapers:
- Daily Dispatch (Monday 3 November 2008)
- Die Burger (Monday 3 November 2008)
- East Griqualand Fever (Friday 7 November 2008)
- Ilanga (Thursday 6 November 2008)
- Isolezwe (Monday 3 November 2008)
- Isolomzi Fever (Friday 7 November 2008)
- Kokstad Advertiser (Thursday 6 November 2008)
- Mthatha Fever (Friday 7 November 2008)
- Natal Witness (Monday 3 November 2008)
- Pondo News (Friday 14 November 2008)
- South Coast Fever (Friday 7 November 2008)
- South Coast Herald (Friday 7 November 2008)
- South Coast Sun (Friday 7 November 2008)
- Sunday Sun (Sunday 2 November 2008)
- Sunday Times (Sunday 2 November 2008)
- Sunday Tribune (Sunday 2 November 2008)
- The Herald (Monday 3 November 2008)
- The Mercury (Monday 3 November 2008)
- The Rising Sun Merebank (Wednesday 5 November 2008)
- The Rising Sun South Coast (Tuesday 4 November 2008)
- Umafrika (Friday 7 November 2008)
- Uvo Lwethu (Friday 7 November 2008)
Pre-recorded radio announcements in English, isiXhosa and isiZulu were also used to target people in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal who have limited access to newspapers. These announcements provided the same information contained in the newspaper adverts. Details of the radio stations which broadcast the announcements are provided below.
Imbokodo Community Radio covers the whole of the project area within KwaZulu-Natal, extending from Durban to Port Edward along the coast and inland as far as Ixopo. The pre-recorded announcement in isiZulu was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
Highway Radio broadcasts from Pinetown and covers the entire Durban metropolitan area, extending south as far as Hibberdene and inland as far as Pietermaritzburg. The pre-recorded announcement in English was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
Radio Sunny South covers the whole of the project area within KwaZulu-Natal, extending from Tongaat to Port Edward along the coast and inland as far as Howick and Kokstad. The pre-recorded announcement in isiZulu was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
Unitra Community Radio broadcasts from Mthatha and covers most of the project area in the Eastern Cape, extending from Pondoland to Port Alfred along the coast and inland as far as Mount Fletcher and Queenstown. The pre-recorded announcement in isiXhosa was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
Khanya Community Radio broadcasts from Butterworth and covers part of the project area in the Eastern Cape, extending from Coffee Bay to East London along the coast and inland as far as Stutterheim and Mthatha. The pre-recorded announcement in isiXhosa was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
Alfred Nzo Community Radio covers the eastern section of the project area within the Eastern Cape, as well as the western section of KwaZulu-Natal, encompassing Mthatha, Libode and Port St Johns to the east, Qumbu, Mount Frere, Mount Ayliff and Kokstad inland, and Ixopo, Harding and Izingolweni to the west. The pre-recorded announcement in isiXhosa was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
Link FM broadcasts from East London and covers part of the project area in the Eastern Cape, extending from East London to Lusikisiki along the coast and inland as far as Queenstown and Elliot. The pre-recorded announcement in English was broadcast 12 times daily on 4, 5 and 6 November 2008 between 6 am in the morning and 8 pm in the evening.
In the week preceding the start of the comment period 9 538 I&APs on the project database were sent a cover letter together with a copy of the executive summary to the Draft EIR. The letter gave notification of the availability of the Draft EIR and the libraries where it could be viewed, and also gave details of the Public Open Days and informed I&APs that copies of the executive summary to the Draft EIR were available in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu upon request from NMA. The letter also indicated the duration and closing date for the comment period and provided contact details where I&APs could submit comments on the report. This included the hand delivery by Nkosi Mgcotyelwa of the letter and executive summary to the Draft EIR to all rural villages in the Eastern Cape and traditional councils in KwaZulu-Natal.
A full colour, glossy information brochure was also produced in English / isiXhosa and English / isiZulu. The Basic Information Brochure provided information on the project, EIA process, the availability of the Draft EIR and where it could be viewed, the Public Open Days, the overall findings of the EIA and the way forward. It also contained a fold out map showing the route of the proposed project and the location of the Public Open Day venues. A total of 10 000 brochures were produced in English / isiZulu and 25 000 in English / isiXhosa. The brochures were distributed at voter registration stations throughout the study area on the weekend of 8 and 9 November 2008 and were also distributed to ward councillors and traditional leaders of Traditional Councils in KwaZulu-Natal and Administrative Areas in the Eastern Cape. They were also given to all those people who received letters and copies of the executive summary to the Draft EIR by hand.
In planning the meetings for public review of the Draft EIR careful consideration was given to how the large quantity of information could most usefully be presented to I&APs to enable them to provide input on the report. Technical details such as the findings from the 13 specialist studies contained in the Draft EIR were presented at the Public Open Days. Public Open Days allow information on different topics to be presented on posters using text and visual aids and the specialists can attend to engage with participants. Public Open Days can also allow people to come in at a time which is convenient to them and spend as much time as they wish perusing information and engaging with project team members.
While it should be noted that the EIA for the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway was being conducted in terms of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989) and the EIA Regulations published in Government Notice R1183 of 5 September 1997 (as amended), Guideline 4: Public Participation in support of the EIA Regulations issued in Government Gazette No. 28854 of 19 May 2006 (in support of the NEMA EIA Regulations) has the following to say about Public Open Days:
Public meetings suffer from two distinct shortcomings. Firstly, they are not very effective in conveying technical information about a project. This drawback is especially pronounced in the case of previously disadvantaged communities. Secondly, they have the potential to engender conflict among participants and to degenerate into "venting sessions" about long-standing disputes unrelated to the project. In order to circumvent these difficulties, open days may be held to provide l&APs with information about a proposed activity and to provide them with the opportunity to submit comments.
The relevant specialists for the section of the proposed project covered by each Public Open Day were present at the venues to explain or answer questions about their studies. Representatives from SANRAL and the EIA consultant were also present at each Public Open Day.
The Public Open Days were held at central locations along the route and transport was provided from outlying areas to the nearest Public Open Day venue. During the public review of the Draft Scoping Report 13 public information sharing meetings were held at key centres along the route and 124 additional meetings including focus group meetings and imbizos with rural communities were held for people in smaller communities outside the main centres where the public meetings were held.
Seventeen (17) Public Open Days were held from 10h00 in the morning until 17h00 in the afternoon in rural areas, and until 19h30 in the evening in urban areas. The details of the Public Open Days were as follows:
KwaZulu-Natal
Monday 17 November 10h00 to 19h30 Scottburgh Town Hall
Tuesday 18 November 10h00 to 19h30 Amanzimtoti Civic Centre
Thursday 11 December 10h00 to 19h30 Port Shepstone Town Hall
Eastern Cape:
Wednesday 19 November 10h00 to 17h00 Libode Town Hall
Thursday 20 November 10h00 to 19h30 Mthatha Town Hall
Friday 21 November 10h00 to 17h00 Nelson Mandela Museum - Qunu
Monday 24 November 10h00 to 17h00 Dutywa TRC Hall
Tuesday 25 November 10h00 to 17h00 Butterworth Town Hall
Wednesday 26 November 10h00 to 17h00 Komga Town Hall
Thursday 27 November 10h00 to 19h30 East London City Hall
Friday 28 November 10h00 to 17h00 Thombo Community Centre
Monday 1 December 10h00 to 17h00 Lusikisiki Teacher Training College
Tuesday 2 December 10h00 to 17h00 Mahaha Junior Secondary School
Wednesday 3 December 10h00 to 17h00 Baleni Clinic
Monday 8 December 10h00 to 19h30 Wild Coast Casino
Tuesday 9 December 10h00 to 17h00 Holy Cross Community Hall
Wednesday 10 December 10h00 to 17h00 Taleni Community Hall
The information that was displayed at the Public Open Days was in the form of posters in both English and the local language, either isiZulu or isiXhosa, depending on the location of the meeting. These posters highlighted both the positive and negative potential impacts of the proposed project and the recommended mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate negative impacts. These posters contained visual images, where possible, to illustrate the information that was being conveyed. Large photographs were also displayed depicting an example of a toll plaza and a typical cross section of the proposed road in the “greenfield” sections. Maps showing sections of the proposed route were also exhibited.
At the Public Open Days on the “greenfield” sections of the route 1:10 000 aerial photographs were displayed which depicted the proposed route of the road and the alternatives that were investigated, the proposed toll plaza positions, the proposed intersections with the local road network, etc. These aerial photographs clearly showed the houses, schools, existing roads and local landmarks which enabled local people to locate the proposed project in relation to their own homes.
Due to the technical nature of the information on display, those who required assistance were given the opportunity to be guided around the display in groups by a facilitator who explained each poster and fielded questions in the mother tongue of the participants. Informal meetings with a question and answer session were also arranged with groups of people. As large groups of people from the same area would arrive together using the public transport provided, sufficient numbers of people could participate in these ad hoc meetings or be guided around the display by a facilitator. These interactions facilitated lively debate and exchanges.
All participants were encouraged to write down their comments about the proposed project after they had perused the display and finished engaging with the facilitators and members of the EIA team. Input from participants could be made on the comments sheets that were available at the venues and either be deposited in a comments box, or completed later and posted, faxed or emailed to the public participation consultant before the close of the comment period.
It is considered that the Public Open Days, with the additional measures that were undertaken as outlined above, were the most appropriate way of engaging with the large number of I&APs over an extensive study area, from different cultural and educational backgrounds, in order to provide them with a reasonable opportunity to learn about and comment on the Draft EIR.
- Distribution of Final Environmental Impact Report
The Final EIR was made available for information purposes from Monday 8 March 2010 and a total of 17 157 I&APs on the project database were notified in writing and sent a copy of the executive summary to the Final EIR. This included the hand delivery of the letter of notification and executive summary to the FSR to 3 743 people in rural villages in the Eastern Cape and traditional councils in KwaZulu-Natal.
A full copy of the Final EIR together with a letter was distributed to all regional authorities.
The availability of the Final EIR was announced in 21 national, regional and local newspapers and on 7 community radio stations covering the study area.
- Notification of Record of Decision
On 19 April 2010 the Department of Environmental Affairs issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to the South African National Roads Agency Limited authorising the construction of the N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway.
Within 10 days of the issue of the ROD a copy of the ROD was placed in all libraries and public venues along the proposed route. An advert providing notification of the ROD and appeal procedure was placed in all newspapers specified in the ROD by the DEA with the exception of the Wild Coast Herald which no longer existed. The notification was also announced on seven community radio stations throughout the study area.
Within 10 days of the issue of the ROD all ward councillors of wards through which the proposed route passes were notified in writing of the ROD and appeal procedure by letters delivered by hand and through registered mail. Written notification was also sent to all 16 984 I&APs on the project database. This included the hand delivery of letters to 3 743 people in rural villages in the Eastern Cape and traditional councils in KwaZulu-Natal.
The letter was also distributed by hand to all regional authorities and the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders.
I trust the honourable member will agree that the process followed is extensive and thorough. Furthermore, SANRAL also commissioned the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) to conduct an independent survey to gauge the support for the project.
The following were not part of the EIA consultation, but additional efforts by SANRAL to understand and to provide feedback to the communities in the project area.
- HSRC Research
An independent survey of communities along the proposed route between Port Edward and Port St. Johns was undertaken between December 2010 and March 2011. The survey also included non-resident migrant workers who return to the region on a regular basis. The purpose of the survey was to, inter alia, gauge support for the project, collect information about people’s issues, concerns, perceptions and suggestions about the proposed N2 Wild Coast road construction. The results of the survey are described in a report by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) titled “Survey of Communities along Proposed New Route of the N2 between Port Edward and Port St John’s”.
The survey showed overwhelming support for the project. Therefore, it is a sad reflection on that minority who are influenced by misguided outsiders to embroil the project in litigation. The result of tee lay is further deepening poverty in one of South Africa’s most impoverished areas whilst those misguided outsiders reside in the lap of luxury in the suburbs of Gauteng etc.
- Workshop of 13 – 14 March 2013
A workshop was held on 13 – 14 March 2013 to further engage and enhance communication with stakeholders, to give a progress update on the project and to share pertinent information with the participants. Information shared included outcomes of the EIA process and opportunities that exist for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). In attendance were traditional leaders; government institutions at national, provincial and municipal level; the business community and other stakeholders.
I am sure that the honorable member will agree with me that as a listed project in the National Development Plan it is an imperative that he unfounded opposition be dealt with in the appropriate manner. I look forward to the assistance of the honorable member to progress the implementation of the project to push back the frontiers of poverty.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1560
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) When will the National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) be formed and (b) what is the reason for the delay in forming the NPTR? NW1772E
REPLY:
- The National Public Transport (NPTR) has been formed as the regulatory committee has already been appointed.
- The Department is in the process of approaching National Treasury to fund the additional posts required to operationalize the NPTR.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1559
Mr M S F De Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) How many claim payments have been made in each province directly to Road Accident Fund (RAF) claimants who have not issued summons against the RAF in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years;
(2) (a) how many claims were made directly to the RAF in each province in each of the specified financial years, (b) how many of those claims in each case (i) were paid out directly to the claimant and (ii) on what cause of action were the claims made and (c) what was the value of these pay-outs in each province in each month? NW1770E
REPLY
As the Ministry and Department of Transport we really appreciate the effort the Road Accident Board and Management gives into ensuring that the victims of road crashes are assisted to cope with the impact of the road accidents they went through. We have seen how the RAF team cleared the historical backlogs in the face of many stern challenges. We applaud them for the award winning service delivery model of RAF on the Road which helps ordinary citizens access the services of government.
- Summons in direct claims were issued to interrupt prescription to protect the rights of the direct claimant and the cost thereof was borne by the RAF. In represented claims the cost of a summons is borne by the claimant.
The RAF made the following number of personal claim payments in each RAF Regional Office directly to claimants who had not issued summons against the RAF:
|
financial year |
financial year |
financial year |
Pretoria |
1 143 |
1 954 |
2 377 |
Johannesburg |
769 |
1 213 |
2 113 |
Cape town |
671 |
815 |
739 |
Durban |
952 |
1 744 |
2 056 |
East London |
560 |
905 |
1 404 |
TOTAL |
4 095 |
6 631 |
8 689 |
- (a) The following number of personal claims made directly to the RAF were registered in each RAF Regional Office in each of the specified financial years:
|
financial year |
financial year |
financial year |
Pretoria |
1547 |
3544 |
5002 |
Johannesburg |
1855 |
3077 |
4075 |
Cape town |
988 |
1386 |
1984 |
Durban |
2551 |
3017 |
4499 |
East London |
722 |
2027 |
2881 |
TOTAL |
7663 |
13 051 |
18441 |
(b) (i) the following number of personal claims were paid out directly to claimants:
|
(a)2012-13 financial year |
(b)2013-14 financial year |
(c)2014-15 financial year |
Pretoria |
1 224 |
2 199 |
2 527 |
Johannesburg |
918 |
1 464 |
2 277 |
Cape town |
730 |
928 |
840 |
Durban |
1 002 |
1 885 |
2 208 |
East London |
598 |
1 002 |
1 496 |
TOTAL |
4 472 |
7 478 |
9 348 |
In total it is clear that 91 % of direct claims were paid without summons having been issued. For payments on claims where claimants were represented by attorneys 20% of claims were paid without summons.
(ii) the cause of action for the respective personal claims arise from subsection 17(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act, No.56 of 1996, read with section 3 of the aforementioned Act; and (c) the value of these pay-outs in each region in each month was:
|
(a) 2012-13 financial year |
|
(b) 2013-14 financial year |
|
(c) 2014-15 financial year |
|
|
||||||
April |
42 |
R 2 893 583 |
110 |
R 6 951 437 |
178 |
R 23 811 659 |
May |
101 |
R 4 746 912 |
86 |
R 7 755 827 |
181 |
R 14 054 162 |
June |
59 |
R 5 341 488 |
148 |
R 11 850 563 |
143 |
R 18 627 122 |
July |
85 |
R 2 735 836 |
142 |
R 14 330 197 |
122 |
R 12 011 801 |
August |
93 |
R 9 136 838 |
150 |
R 13 347 284 |
116 |
R 29 991 575 |
September |
54 |
R 5 389 666 |
178 |
R 18 798 524 |
242 |
R 8 676 906 |
October |
58 |
R 3 967 912 |
218 |
R 26 170 634 |
159 |
R 13 874 973 |
November |
64 |
R 5 381 983 |
181 |
R 17 583 154 |
146 |
R 13 677 293 |
December |
68 |
R 5 047 963 |
107 |
R 22 938 576 |
84 |
R 14 095 244 |
January |
43 |
R 3 909 819 |
112 |
R 22 677 182 |
370 |
R 35 156 331 |
February |
262 |
R 11 466 470 |
201 |
R 32 127 889 |
183 |
R 19 002 430 |
March |
214 |
R 10 566 512 |
321 |
R 41 254 721 |
453 |
R 48 927 107 |
TOTAL |
1143 |
R 70 584 982 |
1954 |
R 235 785 989 |
2 377 |
R 251 906 603 |
TOTAL FOR THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD |
5 474 |
R 558 277 574 |
||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
April |
71 |
R 2 087 622 |
73 |
R 6 406 707 |
153 |
R 22 862 206 |
May |
103 |
R 4 018 424 |
33 |
R 2 350 831 |
145 |
R 13 917 397 |
June |
72 |
R 1 961 120 |
52 |
R 5 088 418 |
176 |
R 22 481 324 |
July |
61 |
R 1 687 107 |
64 |
R 5 949 666 |
134 |
R 8 894 844 |
August |
76 |
R 2 354 670 |
88 |
R 6 153 816 |
161 |
R 27 111 829 |
September |
61 |
R 2 815 792 |
74 |
R 7 672 980 |
165 |
R 4 658 865 |
October |
30 |
R 5 677 877 |
122 |
R 13 341 745 |
117 |
R 8 085 239 |
November |
54 |
R 2 968 121 |
96 |
R 11 048 986 |
125 |
R 6 551 477 |
December |
37 |
R 1 358 438 |
50 |
R 8 272 276 |
106 |
R 7 221 357 |
January |
31 |
R 1 244 170 |
67 |
R 9 367 075 |
229 |
R 8 214 765 |
February |
81 |
R 2 629 881 |
151 |
R 19 584 809 |
182 |
R 21 268 821 |
March |
92 |
R 6 946 411 |
343 |
R 39 100 361 |
420 |
R 40 090 194 |
TOTAL |
769 |
R 35 749 634 |
1213 |
R 134 337 669 |
2 113 |
R 191 358 317 |
TOTAL FOR THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD |
4 095 |
R 361 445 619 |
||||
|
||||||
CAPE TOWN |
||||||
April |
18 |
R 2 542 008 |
64 |
R 4 806 283 |
52 |
R 8 160 478 |
May |
62 |
R 5 142 142 |
43 |
R 6 715 545 |
38 |
R 3 589 539 |
June |
60 |
R 4 193 339 |
61 |
R 4 263 729 |
82 |
R 9 978 818 |
July |
65 |
R 7 158 540 |
74 |
R 11 179 549 |
33 |
R 1 305 308 |
August |
86 |
R 6 421 652 |
104 |
R 5 824 460 |
52 |
R 9 356 691 |
September |
59 |
R 7 777 832 |
86 |
R 5 829 985 |
89 |
R 2 444 862 |
October |
57 |
R 12 216 486 |
80 |
R 8 098 002 |
44 |
R 3 004 843 |
November |
40 |
R 8 468 044 |
45 |
R 3 176 366 |
31 |
R 4 708 183 |
December |
39 |
R 1 926 940 |
61 |
R 8 033 991 |
38 |
R 6 338 377 |
January |
22 |
R 3 104 444 |
38 |
R 3 058 969 |
53 |
R 3 198 592 |
February |
71 |
R 9 259 314 |
60 |
R 3 621 458 |
94 |
R 8 302 487 |
March |
92 |
R 7 473 374 |
99 |
R 7 651 638 |
133 |
R 13 811 962 |
TOTAL |
671 |
R 75 684 117 |
815 |
R 72 259 974 |
739 |
R 74 200 139 |
TOTAL FOR THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD |
2 225 |
R 222 144 230 |
||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
April |
71 |
R 2 680 218 |
82 |
R 8 889 563 |
128 |
R 19 007 121 |
May |
88 |
R 4 003 915 |
72 |
R 15 256 903 |
151 |
R 20 550 249 |
June |
139 |
R 11 318 617 |
40 |
R 8 142 192 |
163 |
R 20 919 137 |
July |
71 |
R 6 764 439 |
92 |
R 15 266 029 |
128 |
R 8 830 607 |
August |
97 |
R 3 307 593 |
87 |
R 6 250 901 |
130 |
R 34 352 880 |
September |
96 |
R 8 574 740 |
144 |
R 18 040 991 |
156 |
R 6 808 957 |
October |
79 |
R 5 561 048 |
186 |
R 44 191 492 |
96 |
R 18 451 228 |
November |
57 |
R 7 032 766 |
174 |
R 39 294 985 |
161 |
R 34 808 385 |
December |
32 |
R 5 663 683 |
164 |
R 29 910 058 |
150 |
R 21 357 685 |
January |
70 |
R 9 229 256 |
117 |
R 20 551 289 |
334 |
R 29 785 230 |
February |
72 |
R 3 740 046 |
269 |
R 35 330 546 |
176 |
R 30 940 667 |
March |
80 |
R 16 354 845 |
317 |
R 63 618 814 |
283 |
R 47 767 067 |
TOTAL |
952 |
R 84 231 166 |
1744 |
R 304 743 762 |
2 056 |
R 293 579 212 |
TOTAL FOR THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD |
4 752 |
R 682 554 141 |
||||
|
||||||
EAST LONDON |
||||||
April |
20 |
R 1 927 472 |
49 |
R 13 699 434 |
104 |
R 20 961 659 |
May |
23 |
R 1 628 520 |
53 |
R 7 748 091 |
125 |
R 21 242 906 |
June |
43 |
R 4 240 741 |
59 |
R 10 846 857 |
130 |
R 21 366 034 |
July |
32 |
R 3 175 046 |
45 |
R 7 242 560 |
87 |
R 10 474 063 |
August |
115 |
R 20 578 367 |
46 |
R 7 097 618 |
142 |
R 37 029 264 |
September |
74 |
R 4 333 882 |
82 |
R 14 863 566 |
130 |
R 10 757 165 |
October |
46 |
R 2 155 575 |
105 |
R 16 122 383 |
64 |
R 10 873 702 |
November |
29 |
R 4 714 567 |
59 |
R 10 059 783 |
121 |
R 12 137 751 |
December |
24 |
R 3 195 065 |
69 |
R 15 898 939 |
39 |
R 11 957 711 |
January |
23 |
R 1 591 039 |
42 |
R 2 936 420 |
140 |
R 35 241 017 |
February |
67 |
R 13 456 990 |
112 |
R 22 782 760 |
139 |
R 42 190 927 |
March |
64 |
R 12 630 701 |
184 |
R 48 184 692 |
183 |
R 23 085 305 |
TOTAL |
560 |
R 73 627 965 |
905 |
R 177 483 102 |
1 404 |
R 257 317 506 |
TOTAL FOR THE REGION FOR THE PERIOD |
2 869 |
R 508 428 573 |
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1558
Mr M S F De Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) What road safety media campaigns took place in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 financial years and (b) in each case, (i) what was the cost of the campaign, (ii) from which (aa) department or (bb) entity budget was the campaign financed, (iii) what (aa) processes and (bb) mechanisms exist to monitor the campaign and its effectiveness on road safety, (iv) what was the objective of the campaign and (v) was the campaign successful in achieving its objective? NW1769E
Reply:
The Ministry of Transport encourages maximum public campaigns and awareness campaigns to stem the tide of road crashes. Education, knowledge and awareness are essential ingredients to behavioural and mindset change. Having due regard to the fact that South Africans rely heavily on communications technology like television, radio, and mobile phones, we believe that over and above all past and present methods, - budget allowing - our campaigns should reach our people through mediums including digital billboards.
(a) (i), (ii) see the table below
(iii) nothing was done in 2013/14 financial year.
- (i) the total cost of the campaigns for 2012/13 to 2013/14 financial year was R16 914 175 (see table below for a breakdown)
(i) 12- Road Safety Programmes |
(aaa)2011/12 |
(bbb)2012/13 |
(ccc)2013/14 |
Type of Media |
(i) Cost 2011/ 12 |
(i) Cost 2012/13 |
(i) Cost 2013/14 |
(b)(i) Name of Publication |
International Road Safety Conference |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
National Rolling Enforcement Plan |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Easter Campaign |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Festive Campaign |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Railway Level Crossing Unit |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Driving School Summit |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Road Assessment Programme |
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
United Nations Global Road Safety Week |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Private Sector Participation |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Public Sector Participation |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
University Student Campaign |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii) 2- Road Safety information sessions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Transport Stakeholder Workshop |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
RTMC Stakeholder Engagement Sessions |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(iii) 3- Road Safety advertising |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
Electronic Media |
- |
14 589 964 |
986 670 |
SABC, ETV, Comutanet, Provantage and Slingshot The Inc |
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
Printed Media |
- |
1 098 238 |
112 724 |
TNA, City Press, Rapport, Avusa and Ads24 |
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
Radio |
- |
97 561 |
60 018 |
YFM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(iv) 15- Educational programme |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scholar Patrol |
X |
X |
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Road Safety Debates |
X |
X |
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
(aaa)2011/12 |
(bbb)2012/13 |
(ccc)2013/14 |
Type of Media |
(iii) Cost 2011/ 12 |
(iii) Cost 2012/13 |
(iii) Cost 2013/14 |
(b)(i) Name of Publication |
Participatory Educational Techiques |
X |
X |
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Driver of the Year |
X |
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
World Professional Drivers Championships |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
02 Mkhuzeni Campaign |
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Road Safety Education in schools |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Junior Traffic Training Centres |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
School visits - Danny Cat |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Rural school campaign |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Cyclist safety |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Level crossing safety |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Pedestrian awareness safety |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Driver awareness safety |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
Passenger safety |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(v) 1- Spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister's message |
|
|
X |
|
- |
|
|
SABC link No Regrets Campaign |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: 15 785 763 |
Total: 1 159 412 |
|
(ii) (bb) The Road Traffic Management Corporations
(iii) (aa) and (bb) None
(iv) to heighten awareness of road safety messaging and the same time reinforcing efforts on education and law enforcement.
(v) the success of the campaigns has not been scientifically evaluated.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1512
Mr E J Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
As an energy-intensive business, has Transnet taken any steps to minimise energy-supply risks, if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details? NW 1722E
Reply
The question should be routed to and responded to by the Department of Public Enterprises.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1511
Mr E J Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
By what date will the Transet National Port Authority publish tenders to build the port facilities that will play an integral part in the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone?
Reply
The question should be routed and responded by the Department of Public Enterprise.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1488
Mr M S F De Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What audits have been conducted into contract bus routes in the (i) 2011-2012, (ii) 2012-2013 and (iii) 2013-2014 financial years, (b) were the outcomes of each of these audits and (c) actions were taken after and as a result of each these audits?
REPLY:
a) (i) None, the department does not have bus contracts.
(ii) None, the department does not have bus contracts.
(iii) None, the department does not have bus contracts.
b) Not applicable.
Reply received: May 2015
Question Number: 1433
Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Does her department have a Regulator Burden Reduction Strategy in place;if not, why not, if, so what are the relevant details of the strategy? NW164E
REPLY:
The department does not have a Regulator Burden Reduction Strategy in place because the number of Regulators do not need to be decreased.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1353
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Has the average amount spent on defending a claim against the Road Accident Fund, increased or decreased in the (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 financial years? NW1565E
Response:
The average amount per claim, paid by the Road Accident Fund to its panel of attorneys to represent it, in legal cases against it in the (a) 2011-12 financial year was R14 878, in the (b) 2012-13 financial year was R16 015, and in the (c) 2013-14 financial year was R20 645. The unaudited average for the 2014-2015 financial year was R21 564.
This should be seen against the average amount per claim paid by the Road Accident Fund to plaintiff attorneys for representing claimants in the 2011-12 financial year in the amount of R38 534, in the 2012-13 financial year in the amount of R52 656 and in the 2013-14 financial year in the amount of R63 734. The unaudited average amount per claim for the 2014-2015 financial year was R90 563.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1346
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What (a) were the proposed costs of the upgrade of the Mthatha Airport, (b) are the timeframes for the upgrade and (c)(i) processes, (ii) procedures, and (iii) mechanisms are in place in this regard? NW1558E
Reply:
Mthatha Airport is owned by the Province of the Eastern Cape Department of Transport, and therefore, the information ought to be requested from the specified department.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1343
Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) (a) What are the detailed (i) plans, (ii) designs and (iii) solutions for the waterproofing of the Gautrain section of the tunnel between Park Station and E2, (b) when will construction (i) commence and (ii) end and (c) what are the respective costs to her department;
(2) what are the detailed costs for each element of the waterproofing project;
(3) what (a) processes, (b) procedures and (c) mechanisms exist to ensure that this remedial work will be a success? NW1555E
REPLY
(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii) I am informed that the Bombela Concession Company has proposed for the remedial works in the Gautrain tunnel between Park Station and Shaft E2, is to provide a waterproof lining inside this section of the tunnel. Bombela has commenced the detail design and are currently submitting designs for review to the Gautrain Province (Gautrain Management Agency) and the Independent Certifier.
(b)(i) September 2015.
(ii) August 2017.
Subject to Bombela obtaining agreement with the Province on the implementation plan.
(c) There is no cost to the Department of Transport or the Gauteng Provincial Government. The outcome of the Arbitration was that all costs must be borne by Bombela Concession Company.
- The Bombela Concession Company has not provided “a detailed cost for each element” of the project, and is not obliged to do so since Bombela will be carrying the costs.
(3)(a)(b)(c) There are detailed specifications in the Concession Agreement with Bombela which were confirmed by the Tribunal in the Arbitration. The Independent Certifier must, through inspections and measurements, determine whether the specifications have been complied with. The Province (GMA) will also have a construction monitoring team in place.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1342
(a) What road safety related, (i) programmes, (ii) information sessions, (iii) advertising, (iv) educational programmes and (v) spots have been placed in all (aa) electronic and (bb) printed media in the (aaa) 2011-12, (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (b) in respect of each specified case what was the (i) name of the publication, (ii) nature of the placement and (iii) cost of the placement? NW1553E
Reply:
(i) 12- Road Safety Programmes |
(aaa)2011/12 |
(bbb)2012/13 |
(ccc)2013/14 |
Type of Media |
(ii) Nature of Placement |
(iii) Cost 2011/ 12 |
(iii) Cost 2012/13 |
(iii) Cost 2013/14 |
(b)(i) Name of Publication |
International Road Safety Conference |
X |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
National Rolling Enforcement Plan |
X |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Easter Campaign |
X |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Festive Campaign |
X |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Railway Level Crossing Unit |
X |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Driving School Summit |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Road Assessment Programme |
|
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
United Nations Global Road Safety Week |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Private Sector Participation |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Public Sector Participation |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
University Student Campaign |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii) 2- Road Safety information sessions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Transport Stakeholder Workshop |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
RTMC Stakeholder Engagement Sessions |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(iii) 3- Road Safety advertising |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
Electronic Media |
|
- |
14 589 964 |
986 670 |
SABC, ETV, Comutanet, Provantage and Slingshot The Inc |
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
Printed Media |
|
- |
1 098 238 |
112 724 |
TNA, City Press, Rapport, Avusa and Ads24 |
Get there. No Regrets Campaign |
|
X |
|
Radio |
|
- |
97 561 |
60 018 |
YFM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(iv) 15- Educational programme |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scholar Patrol |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Road Safety Debates |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
(aaa)2011/12 |
(bbb)2012/13 |
(ccc)2013/14 |
Type of Media |
(ii) Nature of Placement |
(iii) Cost 2011/ 12 |
(iii) Cost 2012/13 |
(iii) Cost 2013/14 |
(b)(i) Name of Publication |
Participatory Educational Techiques |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Driver of the Year |
X |
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
World Professional Drivers Championships |
X |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
02 Mkhuzeni Campaign |
|
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Road Safety Education in schools |
X |
X |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Junior Traffic Training Centres |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
School visits - Danny Cat |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Rural school campaign |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Cyclist safety |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Level crossing safety |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Pedestrian awareness safety |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Driver awareness safety |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Passenger safety |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(v) 1- Spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister's message |
|
|
X |
|
|
- |
|
|
SABC link No Regrets Campaign |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: 15 785 763 |
Total: 1 159 412 |
|
Notes: The RTMC used a service providers for its advertising campaigns. The invoices did not specify the cost per publication or advert flighted in the media. Cost breakdown per publication on Cost of Advertising sheet |
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1340
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What is (a) the latest value of the shares of the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), (b) the current credit rating of ACSA, (c) the long-term envisioned return on invested capital, (d) the cost of borrowings and (e) the value of planned future tariffs in the (i) short, (ii) medium and (iii) long term? NW1551E
Reply:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
- The latest value of the shares of ACSA as conducted through an independent valuation resulted in an enterprise value as at 31 March 2014
- 0 (100% of the ordinary shares of ACSA) of R9 billion to R11 billion with a fair value range per share basis of R18.00 to R22.00 taking into account discount for lack of marketability of 5%.
(b) The current credit rating of ACSA is as follows:
Agency |
|
|
Ratings |
Outlook |
|
|
Issue Date |
Rating action |
Long-term local currency |
Long-term national scale |
|
Fitch Ratings |
24 Nov 14 |
Affirmed |
BBB |
AA-(zaf) |
Stable |
Moody's Investors Service |
25 Nov 14 |
First time |
Baa2 |
A2.za |
Stable |
(c) ACSA aims to achieve return on capital that approximates its cost of capital over the long term. Return on capital employed is currently forecast over the next ten years (2016 to 2026) to range between 5.8% and 8.4% due to certain airport infrastructure investments excluded by the economic regulator from the tariff calculations in its economic regulatory approach.
(d) The weighted cost of borrowings as at 31 March 2015 was 9.3%.
(e) ACSA has recently applied for tariffs based on the current economic regulatory approach (Permission application 2016 to 2020) as follows:
2015/16: -7.5%
2016/17: -7.5%
2017/18: 0%
2019/20: 0%
Over the long term ACSA targets tariff increases that would be in line with inflation. However, this is very much dependent on the economic regulatory approach adopted by the economic regulator.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1240
Ms T Gqaba (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) When will the Global Positioning System (GPS (i) maps and (ii) data of the SA Civil Aviation Authority be updated and (b) why are these (i) maps and (ii) data outdated?
REPLY
(a) (i) (ii) The SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) does not produce GPS map data. Moving maps are displayed on GPS units and such data is provided by the manufacturers. Neither the SACAA nor the Chief Directorate: National Geo-Spatial Information (CD: NGI) produce GPS maps as these are not the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) charts. The SACAA is responsible only for ICAO charts. (b) (i) (ii) World Aeronautical Charts (1:1 000 000) are updated and are available for purchase from the CD: NGI.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1239
Ms C D Matsepe (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) Why has each licensed airport been taken off the Jeppesen database and (b) when will these airports be placed back on the specified database? NW1448E
REPLY
ACSA Airports have not been taken off the Jeppesen database.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1238
Ms P G Atkinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) When will the Civil Aviation Authority be implementing (a) its National Airspace Master Plan and (b) the National Airports Development Plan? NW1447E
(a) The SACAA first implemented a National Airspace Master Plan in August 2000. This plan was amended in December 2004 and ran a total of 10 years until it was replaced with a new version in January 2011. The current National Airspace Master Plan will be effective until 2025 and will be revised as necessary.
(b) The Department of Transport is in the process of developing the National Airports Development Plan, which will be implemented once Cabinet approval has been obtained. It is projected that all consultation processes will be completed during the 2015/16 financial year.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1237
Ms P G Atkinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) Why does the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) not issue invoices for currency fee and (b) will the CAA begin to issue such invoices? NW1446E
REPLY
Three months before a Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) expires, the SACAA issues an invoice as a reminder that the ‘C of A’ is about to expire. The onus is on the operator to apply for the renewal of the ‘C of A’ and the SACAA will expect proof of payment as part of processing the renewal application.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1236
Mr B M Bhanga (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) How many seacrafts are listed on her department’s shipping register and (b) what are the types of the specified seacrafts? NW1443E
REPLY
There are 1432 South African Registered vessels. This is made up of:
- 11 Convention vessels
- 587 Fishing vessels
- 104 Harbour craft
- 33 Passenger vessels
- 3 Patrol and research vessels
- 8 Diamond mining vessels
- 31 other vessels
- 503 Under 100 gross tons sport and recreation yachts
- 86 Under 25 gross ton vessels
- 9 Other under 25 gross ton vessels
- 57 Under 25 gross ton commercial vessels.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1234
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What regulations are in place to regulate (a) manned and (b) unmanned aircraft? NW1441E
Reply:
South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
(a) The Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 (CARS, 2011) prescribe regulatory requirements for any type of manned aircraft operating in South African airspace. These regulations have been developed comprehensively and in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices to ensure acceptable national aviation safety levels. These various regulations are contained within Part 1 to Part 188 of the CARS, 2011.
(b) The term Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is utilized by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) to refer to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This is consistent with the ICAO terminology. RPAS is a new phenomenon in the civil aviation airspace and therefore no standards have been developed yet by ICAO for this type of aircraft. The SACAA has developed regulations for RPAS in consultation with experts in this field to address the urgent need for regulations within the SA environment. These regulations are awaiting the Minister of Transport approval. If approved SA will be one of the first countries to have regulations for RPAS (Part 101) globally.
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
(a) Below are Civil Aviation Regulations 2011, promulgated under the Civil Aviation Act 2009, that regulate manned aircraft:
Part 91 General Operating Rules and Flight Procedures
Part 121 Air Transport Operations - Large Aircraft
Part 127 Air Transport Operations – Helicopters
Part 135 Air Transport Operations - Small Aeroplanes
(b) There are no Civil Aviation Regulations 2011, promulgated under the Civil Aviation Act 2009, to regulate unmanned aircraft.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
The regulations pertaining to manned and unmanned aircraft are published under Civil Aviation Regulations and it is our view that the SACAA is in a better position to respond to the question raised.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1233
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
With regard to the construction of the Tshwane Bus Rapid Transport Line 2 stage 4, (a) what was the contents and nature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Tshwane and the SA National Roads Agency Limited, (b) why (i) was there a delay in the signing of this MOU and (ii) has construction been delayed, (c) at what stage is construction progress presently, measured against the construction date plans and (d) what are the relevant details of the expenditure against the budget?
NW1440E
REPLY
The following are responses relating to the Tshwane BRT Line 2 stage 4 (Construction)
a). Content and nature of the MOU between the City of Tshwane & SANRAL
The City of Tshwane entered into an Agreement with SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) in December 2008 for SANRAL to act as the Implementing Agent for the City of Tshwane (hereafter referred as The City) for the implementation of the Tshwane BRT project. The Agreement included the procurement of consultants and contractors required for the design and construction works related to the phase 1 of the Tshwane BRT System. The services from SANRAL were to be offered to the City at no charge.
The scope of the Agreement included the planning and implementation of the project related to:
Operational and Business plan
Planning and implementation of the infrastructure
Intelligent transport Systems and Automated Fare Collection Systems
Fleet Procurement
Marketing & Communication plan
A Memorandum of Addendum to the Agreement was entered into between the parties in June 2013 for SANRAL to be responsible for the management, design and construction of the 49 stations only required for the BRT scheme, 27 of those were planned to be located along Line 2 of the BRT alignment. This alignment has been divided into 4 work packages for implementation, namely Lines 2A, 28, 2C and 2D respectively.
b). Why was there a delay in the signing of the MOU?
The Main Agreement was signed in December 2008, prior to the commencement of the works. The MOU was then supplemented by the addendum to the agreement in June 2013 to include the planning and implementation of Phase 1 BRT Stations. The signing of the MOU between the City and SANRAL was not delayed for the implementation of the stations construction in terms of stage 4.
c). Has construction been delayed?
Construction was not delayed as a result of delay in the signing of the MOU between the City and SANRAL.
d). At what stage is construction progress presently
The implementation of infrastructure for the line has been divided into Line 2A (CBD to Hatfield), Line 28 (Hatfield to Menlyn), and Line 2C (Menlyn to Denneboom) and Line 20 (Denneboom to Mahube Valley). The implementation of the sections is at various stages of implementation with Line 2A having been launched in November 2014. Line 28 detail design is been reviewed with construction scheduled to commence in August 2015. Line 2C is current on detail design phase, while Line 20 is on preliminary design stage.
In respect of the MOU, SANRAL has completed seven stations on Line 2A, while five stations on Line 1A are currently under construction.
e). What are the relevant details of expenditure against budget
The expenditure details against budget under MOU are as follow:
Line |
Budget |
Expenditure |
Line 1A |
R 69 740 944.00 |
R 1 576 361.00 |
Line 2A |
R 98 087 330.45 |
R 93 833 993.00 |
Reply received: March 2015
Question Number: 1231
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What are the details of the SA Civil Aviation Authority’s report on accident ZC-HPP? NW1438E
REPLY
The accident involved a hot air balloon with the registration ZS-HPP. The hot air balloon was operated commercially in the Stellenbosch area in the Western Cape, when the accident occurred. In the hot air balloon was one pilot and three passengers. The pilot and passengers were seriously injured as a result of this accident. The pilot was a British citizen and was the holder of a South African licence. The hot air balloon was in a landing phase when it impacted with power lines before losing control and the envelope/canopy separated from the basket.
We hope to have the final report released in the first semester of the 2015/16 financial year as a result of challenges with reaching the pilot for a more detailed and firsthand account.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1191
Ms N W A Mazzone (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
On what (a) programmes and (b) items was the Bus Rapid Transport R80 million budget spent on? NW1396E
REPLY
(a) To clarify, up to 2014/15 an estimated R30 billion would have been spent on Integrated Public Transport Networks (IPTNs) in up to 13 cities. This figure includes the spending on 2010 World Cup Transport preparations, some of which was not linked to IPTNS.
Also please note that all IPTNS involve full Bus Rapid Transit technology and systems. Municipalities such as Mbombela and George are doing basic road-based bus systems without major infrastructure. Other cities like Polokwane, Rustenburg, Nelson Mandela Bay, Mangaung and Msunduzi are doing basic bus networks with relatively small elements of dedicated lanes and stations.
Cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tshwane, eThekwini and Ekurhuleni are doing bigger systems with multiple dedicated corridors but even in these cities, the bulk of the vehicle fleet and related contracted kilometers operate as conventional kerb-side bus services.
(b) To date, of the R30 billion spent in the 13 cities since 2005/06, apart from special purpose World Cup transportation spending, approximately 130 kilometers of dedicated lanes have been built or are in construction or planning, over 70 median stations, 10 depots in various stages of implementation, over 800 new vehicle procured or about to be, over 1500 existing minibus/bus vehicles removed and compensated where applicable and over 30km of bicycle lane upgrades, sidewalk improvements etc.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1190
Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Does her department fund any employer organisations; if so, what are (a) their names and (b) the total amounts furnished to such organisations annually? NW1395E
REPLY
a) Their names:
The Department funds the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO)
b) The total amounts furnished to such organisations annually:
An amount of R18 407 000.00 has been allocated for the 2014/15 financial year
Reply received: March 2015
Question Number: 1189
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Has her department implemented any measures to protect the poor from increases in taxi fares? NW1392E
REPLY
The Department has got various forums and means to engage the taxi industry, on matters that affect their operations, and the services they deliver to commuters. The fare structure also features regularly in these discussions.
There are currently no formal mechanisms implemented to regulate fare increases in the taxi industry, except where the services are provided as part of a contracted service, by the relevant municipality. This is mainly due to the fact that the majority of these services are not subject to contractual and/or subsidy arrangements with any government sphere. Government is therefore unable to regulate fares for the sector.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1188
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Did her department undertake an assessment to establish (a) formal and (b) informal taxi ranks (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW1389E
REPLY
In terms of the National Land Transport Act No.5 of 2009, the responsibility of development and maintenance of taxi ranks falls under the planning authorities (municipalities).
The National Transport Act; Act no.5 of 2009, requires the planning authorities to develop Integrated Transport Plans. The plans, among other things, cover the identification of public transport routes, types of public transport facilities/infrastructure, and public transport modes. Therefore, municipalities are responsible for the development, maintenance, assessment and regulation of the taxi ranks.
In terms of the above, the department has never undertaken an assessment to establish (a) formal and (b) informal taxi ranks (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014.
Furthermore, (a) informal taxi ranks are difficult to determine because they emerge sporiadically.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1187
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
How many jobs were lost as a result of the implementation of the bus rapid transport system in Johannesburg?
REPLY
The Department of Transport since 2009 has given guidance to the cities that there should be no loss of direct operational jobs in the transition to Integrated Rapid Public Transport Networks. In this regard, Johannesburg has estimated that over 15 000 job opportunities have been created in construction to date and over 1000 in operations. So there have been no job losses but rather jobs created.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1169
Ms P T van Damme (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) How many sick leave days were taken by employees of her department in the 2013-14 financial year and (b) what was the total cost thereof in rand? NW1370E
REPLY
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1135
Mr L V James (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) What amount did (i) her department and (ii) state entities reporting to her spend on each newspaper subscription in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2011-12, (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many copies of each newspaper were ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
REPLY
The finance branch in the department is currently busy with the finalisation of the 2014-15 financial year process. The reply will be provided once all processes have been concluded and consolidated.
Question Number: 1100
Mr E J Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
How much did (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her spend on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years? NW1265E
Reply:
Department
(a) (i) R61 354.80
(ii) 0
(iii) R496 577.44
Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
(i) 2011-12, None
(ii) 2012-13 None
(iii) 2013-14 None
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1100
Mr E J Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What amount did (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her spend on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years? NW1265E
REPLY
The finance branch in the department is currently busy with the finalisation of the 2014-15 financial year process. The reply will be provided once all processes haven been concluded and consolidated.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 1033
Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
- Are there any plans to either demolish or repair the neglected and vandalised infrastructure of the goods yard of the Stellenbosch train station in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are those plans;
- Are there any plans to ensure that no illegal squatting will be allowed in the yard; if so, what are those plans
- Are there any contracts in place to ensure that (a) shrubs, weeds, etcetera, are trimmed or cut and (b) pest control services will be provided for in the area;
- Who is responsible for the general (a) management and (b) maintenance of the property in question? NW1193E
REPLY
- PRASA has called for service providers to quote for the demolition of the structure as there is no plan to repair this structure. This site was designated for a long term lease development by Intersite, but could not proceed as the developer and PRASA could not obtain the necessary council approval for rezoning land. PRASA is in discussion with interested parties on the future use of this site.
- The only way to ensure there is no squatting is to use this site and as indicated above, there are discussions with interested parties together with Stellenbosch Municipality for use of this site as a park, whilst alternative uses are being considered.
- These will be taken care of as part of the clean –up and demolition process.
- PRASA through its property division, PRASA CRES .
Reply received: March 2015
Question Number: 976
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
On what date will the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system be fully implemented in each province? NW1135E
REPLY
In terms of the 2016/17 Financial Year Plans, AARTO will be fully implemented in each province as at April 2016.
Reply received: March 2015
Question Number: 975
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
How many taxis were impounded each month in each province in the 2013-14 financial year? NW1134E
REPLY
Land Transport Law Enforcement
This function falls under the competence of the Provinces and Municipalities: The National Land Transport Act, Section 85 (1) reads thus, in addition to the measures provided for in this Act with regard to law enforcement, the MECs and municipalities must take active steps to develop systems to improve land transport law enforcement in their respective jurisdictions. On that effect, as a National Department of Transport, we have requested this information from the provinces and we were given the total number of taxis impounded in the financial year 2013-14 currently. The monthly breakdown has been requested from the provinces and the response is still awaited.
Note, out of nine provinces, only seven provinces have been able to provide the information given below in time.
Province |
Total number of taxis impounded in the 2013-14 financial year |
Limpopo |
3163 |
KwaZulu Natal |
1184 |
Free State |
3213 |
Mpumalanga |
6325 |
Gauteng |
4820 |
Western Cape |
1176 |
Northern Cape |
|
North West |
656 |
Eastern Cape |
|
Total |
20 537 |
Reply received: March 2015
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
How many taxis are currently operating (a) with a permit receipt only and (b) with the actual permit? NW1133E
REPLY
(a-b) Listed below, are all the Operating Licenses issued through the National Land Transport Information System (NLTIS):
- Gauteng = 26590
- Free State = 9094
- KZN = 14232
- Limpopo = 10746
- Mpumalanga = 15252
- Northern Cape = 2463
- North West = 11338
- Western Cape = 7864
- Eastern Cape = 6798
Total = 104 377
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 911
Mr M H Redelinghuys (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
What amount was spent by (a) her department and (b) state entities reporting to her on (i) tickets and (ii) sponsorships on The New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years?
REPLY
The finance branch in the department is currently busy with the finalisation 2014-15 financial year process. The reply will be provided once all processes haven been concluded and consolidated.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 876
Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) Whether her department or the entities reporting to her provides any type of sponsorships; if not, what is her department’s position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of each sponsorship, (b) what is the value of each sponsorship, (c) when were each of these sponsorship deals undertaken and (d) when will each of the sponsorship deals end
(2) whether her department or any of the entities reporting to her intends to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) with whom will each sponsorship deal or contract be made, (ii) what will the terms of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts be, (iii) when will each of the sponsorship deals or contracts (aa) commence and (bb) end and (iv) what is the value of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts? NW1025E
REPLY
The finance branch in the department is currently busy with the 2014-15 financial year process. The reply will be provided once all processes haven been concluded and consolidated.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 755
Mr C H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) What investigations have been undertaken by the Railway Safety Regulator in the 2011-2012, (ii) 2012-2013 and (iii) 2013-2014 financial years, (b) what was the nature of each of the investigations and (c) what was the outcome of each such investigation? NW903E
Attached Find here: Reply
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 752
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Who are the (a) beneficiaries of monies generated by thee-toll system and (b) contractors supplying the Electronic Toll Collection system? NW900E
REPLY
a) All the toll levied at any state toll road in South Africa, including the GFIP, is paid over to SANRAL as per the SANRAL Act. These monies are utilised by SANRAL to pay all costs associated with the toll road including the servicing of debt, repayment of capital cost, maintenance requirements, operational costs, lighting and Intelligent Transport Systems and Incident Management Systems.
b) The Contractor providing electronic toll collection system is Electronic Toll Collection (Pty) Ltd a company registered in South Africa.
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 751
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Will her department establish an (a) investigation, (b) commission of enquiry or (c) any similar process into collusion actions by construction firms; if so, what will be the (i) scope and (ii) terms of reference for each such process? NW899E
REPLY
a) The Minister will not establish the investigation into collusion action by construction firms.
b) There will be no Commission of Enquiry to establish into collusion action by construction firms.
c) There will be no similar process established into collusion action by construction firms
i) No scope is needed
ii) No terms of reference needed as none of the above require them
Reply received: April 2015
Question Number: 749
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) At what venues other than official vehicle licensing centres may members of the public obtain their vehicle licence discs in each province and (b) in each case, (i) how are these partnerships (aa) arranged and (bb) monitored and (ii) at what dates were these partnerships established respectively? NW897E
REPLY
a) Members of the Public can renew their vehicle licenses at any Post Office in South Africa as well as at Municipal offices and Provincial Road Authorities.
b) (i) (aa) There are Agency Agreements entered into between Provinces and Municipalities as well as Post Offices.
(bb) Regular inspections take place to ensure that service level agreements are adhered to.
(ii) These partnerships were entered into, during year 2002.
Reply received: March 2015
Question Number: 650
Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Whether, with reference to the reply by the Minister of Energy to question 36 on 24 February 2015, she had the necessary authority to sign the intergovernmental framework agreement with South Korea; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, who gave her the authority? NW733E
REPLY
The Matter is belongs to Department of Energy.
Reply received: March 2015
Question Number: 609
Ms Z Jongbloed (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) How many casualties, in the form of (a) loss of life, (b) injuries and (c) rescues at sea involving small-scale fisherman were recorded in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014;
(2) what was the total cost of rescues in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014;
(3) what percentage of these rescues were caused by noncompliance with the safety requirements enforced by her department? NW690E
REPLY
|
(a) Loss of Life |
(b) Injuries |
( c) Rescue (boats) |
(i) 2012 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
(ii) 2013 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
(iii) 2014 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
- Total Cost of Rescues
Year |
Total Cost |
2012-2013 |
R813 806.73 |
2013-2014 |
R60 131.03 |
2014-2015 |
R102 858,75 |
3.
Year |
Percentage |
2012 |
13% |
2013 |
20% |
2014 |
23% |
The Merchant Shipping Act is very specific on the definition of an accident and a serious injury. In addition, the Act is equally specific on what must be reported to the Authority in terms of section 259 and refers to a casualty resulting in loss of life or serious injury.
Therefore not all incidents noted are reportable to the Authority by definition.
The Merchant Shipping Act does not have a definition of small scale fishers and therefore Local General Safety Certificates do not reflect this designation.
For the purpose of this response the Authority has assumed that all fishing vessels of less than 10m nil length are in the small scale category.
The figures are derived from an analysis of accidents reported in this category of vessels.
(e) Due to excess off-peak capacity on weekends on Metrorail, other passengers were not affected by the arrangement. The Shosholoza Meyl service was a chartered service and did not affect scheduled services and other passengers were accommodated on the scheduled trains. None of the scheduled services were interrupted on the bus side.
1 (b) The services for professional teams were procured by means of an open tender process.
1 (c) Compensation for the professional teams were done from the different budgets for the individual contracts.
2 (a), (b), (c) Please see 1 above.
3. The honourable member will recall that this work is still in progress. The estimated amounts will be known on completion of the work by the estimators.
4. SANRAL will endeavour to recover all losses suffered from all the companies that the Competition Tribunal has found against. The companies involved are shown in the table below.
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