PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT 22 MAY 2002

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PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORT22 MAY 2002

• NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

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CONTENT OF PRESENTATION

• Implementation of the NLTTA
• Minibus-taxi recapitalisation

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CONTENT OF PRESENTATION

• 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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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

• Legislation

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LEGISLATION

• 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

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LEGISLATION

• NDOT

• 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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LEGISLATION

• EASTERN CAPE

• Province has put a tender out to appoint
  consultations to draft provincial legislation
• Busy with public participation with the
  Provincial Portfolio Committee

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LEGISLATION

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG

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

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LEGISLATION

• 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

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LEGISLATION

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA

• Tender out for the drafting of provincial
  legislation
• Busy on public participation process with
  Provincial Portfolio Committee

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LEGISLATION

• Provincial Bill awaiting approval of Premier
• Taxi regulations have been advertised for public
  comment

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA
• NORTHERN CAPE

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LEGISLATION

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA
• NORTHERN CAPE
• NORTH WEST

• First draft of replacement legislation drafted
• Regulations for taxi legalisation process have
  been finalised

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LEGISLATION

• Currently considering legislation which could
  possibly finalised by September 2002
• Taxi regulations are in place

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

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LEGISLATION

• Northern Province Interim Passenger Transport Act
• Taxi regulations already in place

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

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LEGISLATION

• Draft provincial legislation prepared for comment
• Taxi regulations already in place

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

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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

• Legislation
• Institutional reform

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• NDOT

• Establishment of the TAT in the process of being
  finalised

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• 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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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG

• 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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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE

• Operating Licensing Boards
• The name of the Board will be changed in the
  near future. Dont 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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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA

• Operating Licensing Boards Appointed as from 1
  April 2001
• Impartial registrar Post advertised
• TAs Not identified yet

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA
• NORTHERN CAPE

• Operating Licensing Boards Appointed
• Impartial registrar Appointed
• TAs Studies done in 2 areas

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA
• NORTHERN 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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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• Operating Licensing Boards
• Established
• Impartial registrar Position advertised
• TAs Busy with studies in Ethekweni and Msunduzi

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

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

• Operating Licensing Boards
• 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

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

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INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

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

• Operating Licensing Boards
• 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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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

• Legislation
• Institutional reform
• Minibus-taxi process

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MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS

• NDOT

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

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MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS REGISTRATION

• Assoc Operators
• 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

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MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS SPECIAL LEGALISATION
PROCESS

• 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

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MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS BE LEGAL

• 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

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MINIBUS-TAXI PROCESS MORATORIUM

• 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

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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

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

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BUSINTERIM CONTRACTS

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

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BUS TENDERED CONTRACTS

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

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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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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

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

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PLANNING

• 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

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Mapof transport plans
Submit to Minister
National Land Transport Strategic Framework
Initially as a guide for planning authorities in
Province
Current Public Transport Record All planning
authorities
Operating License Strategy All planning
authorities
Rationalisation Plan Planning authorities
with subsidised public transport
Provincial Land Transport Framework
Integrated Development Plan
Public Transport Plan At request of MEC -
public transport only
Submit to Minister / MEC with certain aspects for
approval
Subsequent ones contain brief summary of plans
Integrated Transport Plan At request of
MEC - includes all aspects transport
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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
• KPIs

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PLANNING

• NDOT
• PLANNING FOCUS AREAS

• 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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PLANNING

• EASTERN CAPE

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

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PLANNING

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG

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

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PLANNING

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE

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

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PLANNING

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA

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

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PLANNING

• Busy with Provincial Land Transport Framework

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA
• NORTHERN CAPE

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PLANNING

• EASTERN CAPE
• GAUTENG
• FREE STATE
• MPUMALANGA
• NORTHERN CAPE
• NORTH WEST

• Started with Provincial Land Transport Framework
  on 1 April 2002

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PLANNING

• PLTF in process
• Will commence with CPTR and OLS in current
  financial year

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

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PLANNING

• Will commence after final regulations have been
  published

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

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PLANNING

• Started the drafting of the Provincial Land
  Transport Framework

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

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IMPLEMENTATION OF NLTTA

• 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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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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ENFORCEMENT

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

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

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CONTENT OF PRESENTATION

• 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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TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESSEMS

• DTI READY TO START BAFO PROCESS WITH SHORTLISTED
  BIDDERS
• SANTACO PROBLEMS WITH EMS PROVISION

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESSBAFO

• 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.

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TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESSEMS

• 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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TAXI RECAPITALISATION PROCESSEMS

• 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