Draft Marine Pollution Bill in the Pipeline
Department of Transport 9 September 2019 A draft bill designed to tackle sewerage and air pollution from ships has been drawn up. The transport department published the Draft Marine Pollution…
Taxi Recapitalisation Programme Revised
Department of Transport 27 August 2019 The scrapping of old taxi vehicles is to resume. The transport department confirmed this in a statement on the launch of taxi scrapping as…
Transport Appeal Tribunal Nominees Listed
Department of Transport 21 August 2019 Comment on the proposed appointment of listed nominees eligible for appointment as members of the Transport Appeal Tribunal is invited until 26 August 2019.…
Transport Appeal Tribunal Seeks Members
Department of Transport 20 August 2019 Nominees eligible for appointment as members of the Transport Appeal Tribunal have been listed. The transport department published the list of nominees in Government…
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…