Department of Transport

Joint Budget Committee Hearings

MTEF 2004/05 to 2006/07

18 November 2003

• Context (drivers of growth and role of transport)

• Key initiatives (linked to MTBPS)

• Structured interventions (framing the role of transport)

• Key priorities and challenges for 2004/2005

Content of presentationDepartment

of Transport

• Transport an enabler of economic growth and development

•Investment in our people

•Investment in our physical infrastructure

•Enhanced industrial capacity

• Role of Transport:

•Skills development and training

•Establishment of strategic transport links (tourism, lower cost of production, shorter trade links and enhanced mobility)

Context(drivers of growth)

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of Transport

• Enhancing public infrastructure capacity – transport linkages

• Expanded Public Works Programme – extending job creation initiatives by channeling 10% of transport infrastructure investment to labour based employment projects

• Deepening social security programme – restructuring of the RAF into a comprehensive social benefit scheme (Taylor report; Satchwell Commission)

• Developing a broad based BEE strategy – unbundling construction cartels in supporting the development of black construction firms

• Reinforcing growth by investing in critical transport infrastructure links – trade links (Trans-Kalahari corridor); public transport investment; development of tourism routes

Key initiatives (linked to MTBPS)

Department

of Transport

Structured interventions(in support of key initiatives)

Department

of Transport

• Growth in infrastructure investment should be most focused to service a multiplicity of strategic objectives – role of parastatals like Transnet should be crystallised

• EPWP should be built around specific strategic projects, i.e. expansion of public transport and tourism links

• Infrastructure investment should be demand-driven and guided by other strategic priorities, e.g. enhanced competitiveness; shorter trade routes; by investing in required public transport infrastructure

• Skills development and training should be a constituent part of projects undertaken as part of the EPWP

• Development of municipal infrastructure and services should also be informed by greater strategic demands

Key Priorities and Challenges

• Road Accidents (The Road to Safety Strategy)• Road Accident Fund (The Satchwell Report)• Transport infrastructure

• John Ross Highway• Rural Roads• Investment in Rail Infrastructure and Rolling Stock• Support initiatives around concessioning of Durban

Container Terminal and construction of Coega Port• Upgrade of access roads to Border Posts

• Public Transport (taxi recap. and subsidies)• Rail Safety & Security (RSR)• Freight Transport (National Logistics)

Department

of Transport

Department

of Transport

Thank you