President Ramaphosa Signs AARTO Bill
The Presidency 19 August 2019 The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill has been assented to. Parliament passed the bill and sent it to president Ramaphosa for signing…
Draft Railway Safety Bill on Track
Department of Transport 16 August 2019 The transport department has confirmed that the Draft Railway Safety Bill will be tabled in parliament in 2019. In a statement, the department indicated…
Revised Taxi Recapitalization Programme on Track
Department of Transport 6 August 2019 The Revised Taxi Recapitalization Programme (RTRP) will be launched within the transport department’s 100 day programme. The deputy minister of transport, Dikeledi Magadzi, announced…
Single Transport Economic Regulator in the Pipeline
Department of Transport 2 August 2019 Legislation to set up a Single Transport Economic Regulator (STER) has been delayed by prolonged discussions with the public enterprises department and Nedlac. The…
Road Accident Fund Adjusts Statutory Limit
Department of Transport 30 July 2019 The Road Accident Fund has announced a consumer price index (CPI)-related adjustment to the statutory limit in respect of claims for loss of income…
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill to be Revived
Department of Transport 25 July 2019 The Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill is to be revived. The transport minister, Fikile Mbalula, confirmed this in a statement on the transport department’s…
Amendments Proposed to Civil Aviation Regulations
Department of Transport 18 July 2019 Proposed amendments to the Civil Aviation Regulations have been drawn up. The transport department published a call for comment on the draft amendments in…
Draft National Ports Amendment Bill Drawn Up
Department of Transport 11 July 2019 A draft bill designed to correct technical deficiencies in the National Ports Act has been published for comment. The transport department published the Draft…
Single Transport Economic Regulator on the Cards
Department of Transport 10 July 2019 A draft bill to establish a single transport economic regulator will be tabled in parliament over the next year. The transport minister, Fikile Mbalula,…
Cleaner Fossil Fuels Under the Spotlight
Department of Transport 9 July 2019 Government will need to focus on policy or incentive schemes that reward users of cleaner fuels and cleaner fossil fuels going forward. The transport…