presentation to portfolio committee on transport 22 may 2002

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PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT

22 MAY 2002

NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

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CONTENT OF PRESENTATION

Implementation of the NLTTA Minibus-taxi recapitalisation

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Implementation of the NLTTA

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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

Legislation Institutional reform Minibus-taxi process Restructuring of the bus industry Transport planning Information systems Transport law enforcement

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Legislation

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NDOT Proclamation to bring Part 7 of NLTTA (Transport planning) into effect on 1 June 2002 – currently being Gazetted

NLTSF done, to be discussed later in presentation

Regulations and requirements for PLTFs and CTPRs consulted intensively, drafts published in Gazette, appropriate comments accommodated, approved by State Law Advisors and will be published after proclamation on effecting Part 7

Dates recommended for finalisation of PLTFs and CTPRs = 31 December 2002

LEGISLATION

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NDOT

LEGISLATION

CAPACITY BUILDING

– Program developed to capacity provincial/local politicians and officials

– Program will commence end of June 2002

– Busy appointing service providers to develop a comprehensive training program for transport planning

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EASTERN CAPE Province has put a tender out to appoint consultations to draft provincial legislation

Busy with public participation with the Provincial Portfolio Committee

LEGISLATION

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EASTERN CAPE GAUTENG

Part 3 replaced by Gauteng Public Passenger Road Transport Act, 2001 (Not yet in operation – busy with regulations)

LEGISLATION

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EASTERN CAPE GAUTENG FREE STATE

Free State Interim Passenger Transport Act, 1998 in place

Professional team identified and will be appointed soon to bring provincial legislation in line with NLTTA

No major discrepancies

Be Legal regulations published on 23 March 2001

LEGISLATION

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EASTERN CAPE GAUTENG FREE STATE MPUMALANGA

Tender out for the drafting of provincial legislation

Busy on public participation process with Provincial Portfolio Committee

LEGISLATION

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EASTERN CAPE GAUTENG FREE STATE MPUMALANGA NORTHERN

CAPE

Provincial Bill awaiting approval of Premier

Taxi regulations have been advertised for public comment

LEGISLATION

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CAPE NORTH WEST

First draft of replacement legislation drafted

Regulations for taxi legalisation process have been finalised

LEGISLATION

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CAPE NORTH WEST KWAZULU NATAL

Currently considering legislation which could possibly finalised by September 2002

Taxi regulations are in place

LEGISLATION

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CAPE NORTH WEST KWAZULU NATAL LIMPOPO

Northern Province Interim Passenger Transport Act

Taxi regulations already in place

LEGISLATION

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CAPE NORTH WEST KWAZULU NATAL LIMPOPO WESTERN CAPE

Draft provincial legislation prepared for comment

Taxi regulations already in place

LEGISLATION

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Legislation Institutional reform

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NDOT Establishment of the TAT in the process of being finalised

INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

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EASTERN CAPE Operating Licensing Boards: In the process of changing the current Permit Board to OLBs

Impartial registrar: Not yet appointed

TAs: Investigation in 2 district councils on the go with a view to establishing TAs


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Operating Licensing Boards:

Already established

Impartial registrar: Acting registrar in place – later in May 2002 to appoint new registrar

TAs: Not yet established


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Operating Licensing Boards:The name of the Board will be changed in the near future. Don’t envisage the replacement of members, might add one member

Impartial registrar: Acting registrar but can be regarded as impartial. Currently discussion a permanent appointment

TAs: Not been identified yet


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Operating Licensing Boards: Appointed as from 1 April 2001

Impartial registrar: Post advertised

TAs: Not identified yet


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CAPE


Operating Licensing Boards: Appointed

Impartial registrar: Appointed

TAs: Studies done in 2 areas

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CAPE NORTH WEST

Operating Licensing Boards:A single Board has been appointed and is functional

Impartial registrar: ?

TAs: Bojanala has been earmarked as pilot – will commence on 1 April 2002


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Established

Impartial registrar: Position advertised

TAs: Busy with studies in Ethekweni and Msunduzi

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One single Board, but new Board to be appointed soon. Advertised, closed and evaluated

Impartial registrar: Yes

TAs: Not yet, but Polokwane might establish a TA during current financial year


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Calling for nominations – Feb 2002 & Members to be appointed in May 02

Impartial registrar: Appointed in 2000

TAs: Draft founding agreement drawn up and Cape Town project will be revived


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Legislation Institutional reform Minibus-taxi process

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NDOT Minibus-taxi recapitalisation will be addressed at the end of the presentation

MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS

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AssocOperators

EASTERN CAPE 98 14 103 GAUTENG 221 34 894 FREE STATE 78 14 000 MPUMALANGA 76 5 498 NORTHERN CAPE 21 539 NORTH WEST KWAZULU NATAL 251 14 775 LIMPOPO 118 WESTERN CAPE 150 6 278

MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS REGISTRATION

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APPLICATIONS GRANTED

EASTERN CAPE 3 816 2 316 GAUTENG 6 597 0 FREE STATE 2 000 1 071 MPUMALANGA 2 656 1 441 NORTHERN CAPE 93 89 NORTH WEST 2 243 1 536 KWAZULU NATAL 804 LIMPOPO 25 WESTERN CAPE 1 642 830

MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS SPECIAL LEGALISATION PROCESS

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APPLICATIONS GRANTED

EASTERN CAPE Not yet finalised GAUTENG 4 728 455 FREE STATE 1 100 546 MPUMALANGA 2 097 1599 NORTHERN CAPE 14 3 NORTH WEST 425 359 KWAZULU NATAL LIMPOPO 1 800 WESTERN CAPE 1 921 1 525

MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS BE LEGAL

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EASTERN CAPE lifted GAUTENG lifted FREE STATE still in place MPUMALANGA - NORTHERN CAPE lifted NORTH WEST still in place KWAZULU NATAL LIMPOPO - WESTERN CAPE no moratorium

MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS MORATORIUM

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Legislation Institutional reform Minibus-taxi process Restructuring of the bus industry

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EASTERN CAPE 1 GAUTENG 7 FREE STATE 0 MPUMALANGA 9 NORTHERN CAPE 1 NORTH WEST 8 KWAZULU NATAL 2 LIMPOPO 16 WESTERN CAPE 1

BUSINTERIM CONTRACTS

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EASTERN CAPE 0 GAUTENG 26 FREE STATE 2 MPUMALANGA 0 NORTHERN CAPE 1 NORTH WEST 0 KWAZULU NATAL 38 LIMPOPO 1 WESTERN CAPE 0

BUS TENDERED CONTRACTS

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BUS NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS

EASTERN CAPE 0 GAUTENG 0 FREE STATE 0 MPUMALANGA 1 in process NORTHERN CAPE 0 NORTH WEST All in process (NWS) KWAZULU NATAL 1 in process (Durban

Transport) LIMPOPO 3 WESTERN CAPE in process

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Legislation Institutional reform Minibus-taxi process Restructuring of the bus industry Transport planning

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NDOT Draft NLTSF done, intensive consultation done, will be submitted to MINCOM on 10 June 2002 for approval and will be published in the Gazette

Next step: to finalise regulations and requirements for OLS, Ratplans, PTPs and ITPs

PLANNING

“Map”of transport plans

Current Public Transport Record All planning authorities

Public Transport Plan At request of MEC -

public transport only

Operating License Strategy All planning authorities

Integrated Transport Plan At request of MEC - includes all aspects

transport

Rationalisation Plan Planning authorities with

subsidised public transport

Submit to Minister

Submit to Minister / MEC

with certain aspects for

approval

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brief summary of plans

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National Land Transport Strategic FrameworkNational Land Transport Strategic Framework

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NLTSF

Maps out land transport direction for ensuing 5 years (2002-2007), and guides land transport planning nationwide

Strategies – not policies or detailed implementation proposals

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NLTSF

Should inform, and link in with:

– Annual Business Plan– Annual Budget and MTEF– Activities of Agencies– Activities of other Govt. Departments– Activities of other Spheres of Government– Activities of other Stakeholders in Transport

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CONSULTATION wrt NLTSF

Informal interaction with agencies and industry

Workshops with provincial and municipal officials in each of the nine provinces

National workshop for all stakeholders on 19th March 2002

MINCOM on 10th June 2002

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CONTENT OF DRAFT NLTSF

Policies

Strategies– public transport– land use restructuring– Roads– cross-border road transport– freight transport– traffic safety and enforcement– transport for persons with disabilities

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CONTENT OF DRAFT NLTSF

Strategies (cont)– transport and the environment– tourism and transport– integration of transport planning– Conflict-resolution mechanisms

KPI’s

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NDOT

PLANNING FOCUS AREAS

PLANNING

TSHWANE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (G)

OR TAMBO DISTRICT COUNCIL (EC)

BOTHLABELA CROSS BORDER MUNICIPALITY (MPL/LIM)

KGALAGADI CROSS BORDER MUNICIPALITY (NW & NC)

RICHARDS BAY/ EMPANGENI-AREA (KZN)

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EASTERN CAPE

PLANNING

Final draft of Provincial Land Transport Framework completed and with MEC for consideration

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Provincial Land Transport Framework completed – to be updated after publication of final regulations and NLTSF

PLANNING

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PLANNING

Have not commenced with the compilation of the Provincial Land Transport Framework

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PLANNING

First round of consultations on Provincial Land Transport Framework done, to be completed by June 2002

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CAPE

Busy with Provincial Land Transport Framework

PLANNING

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CAPE NORTH WEST

PLANNING

Started with Provincial Land Transport Framework on 1 April 2002

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PLTF in process Will commence with CPTR and

OLS in current financial year

PLANNING

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Will commence after final regulations have been published

PLANNING

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PLANNING

Started the drafting of the Provincial Land Transport Framework

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Legislation Institutional reform Minibus-taxi process Restructuring of the bus industry Transport planning Information systems

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INFORMATION SYSTEM

EASTERN CAPE GAUTENG FREE STATE MPUMALANGA NORTHERN CAPE NORTH WEST KWAZULU NATAL

LIMPOPO WESTERN CAPE

LTPS, RMS2K (RAS) SUMS LTPS, RAS, SUMS+ PUBLIC

TRANSPORT INFO SYSTEM RAS, LTPS, SUMS, GIS being

developed RAS, SUMS, LTPS RAS, SUMS, LTPS RAS, SUMS, LTPS RAS, SUMS, LTPS, Provincial Public

Transport GIS System (PTMIS)

RAS, SUMS , LTPS RAS, SUMS , LTPS

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Legislation Institutional reform Minibus-taxi process Restructuring of the bus industry Transport planning Information systems Transport law enforcement

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ENFORCEMENT

EASTERN CAPE GAUTENG FREE STATE MPUMALANGA NORTHERN CAPE NORTH WEST KWAZULU NATAL LIMPOPO WESTERN CAPE

329 Traffic Officers 410 Officers 5 Officers 7 Officers 0 ? In process of preparing All Traffic Officers 45

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Implementation of the NLTTA

Minibus-taxi recapitalisation

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESS

NEW TAXI VEHICLE (NTV) & ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)

ROLLING OUT OF MINIBUS TAXI RECAP

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESS

STEERING COMMITTEE– NDOT– DTI– NATIONAL TREASURY– DME

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DTI READY TO START BAFO PROCESS WITH SHORTLISTED BIDDERS

SANTACO PROBLEMS WITH EMS PROVISION

TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESSEMS

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This stage allows for both the project and the bidders to:

– clarify outstanding issues & address critical issues– deal with areas where the proposals do not comply with the

specifications– allow for modifications in light of any developments since the

submission of the proposals and– to address uncanvassed issues relating to contractual

requirements and arrangements in the event of ultimate selection as a preferred bidder.

TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESSBAFO

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NEGOTIATING TEAM

– DTI (Chairperson)– National Treasury– National Department of Transport– Department of Minerals and Energy– Office for Persons with Special Needs in the of the Presidency


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Various meetings and consultation

SANTACO, Government and Reserve Bank

Meetings with 5 Ministers

MINCOM

MINCOM & SANTACO

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION NTV

BUSINESS PROCESS (Flow diagram)

– FORMALISATION

– REGULATION Conversion to operating licenses Registration with SARS

– RECAPITALISATION EMS/NTV Scrapping allowance NTV hand over

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

Estimated costs of:

- Upgrading current taxi facilities to an acceptable level R424.2M

- Geometric modifications of taxi ranks: R 49.8M

- Provision of EMS infrastructure at taxi ranks R 42.6M

- Provision of infrastructure for users with special needs R 40.3 M

R556.9M

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION NTV/EMS

WAY FORWARD

– UNLOCK THE DEAD LOCK BETWEEN SANTACO AND GOVERNMENT AND START WITH ROLL OUT PROCESS

– IMPLEMENT RELATED BUSINESS PROCESSES

– CAPACITY BUILDING

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THANK YOU

presentation to portfolio committee on transport 22 may 2002

Documents

public participation

taxi legalisation process

commenttaxi regulations

nltta transport planning

state law advisors

operation busy

finalisation of pltfs

comprehensive training