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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year
Outcome 3: Reduced Road Fatalities

x Piloting of 24/2 shift system for the traffic officers;

x Integrated traffic management systems; and
x Implementation of Road Safety strategy – Educating the public by implementing road safety

interventions focused on youth and adults.

Outcome 4: Improved Public Private Sector Participation

x Community Based Programme projects – Creating of work opportunities for youth, women and

persons with disabilities including the provision of working tools, material and protective clothing;
x SMME Development and Empowerment Initiatives – training of youth, EPWP participants and

development of emerging contractors in line with the Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant
guidelines/conditions; and
x Implementation of 4 labour intensive projects in various municipalities.

Outcome 5: An Effective and Efficient Public Administration

x Digital Transformation – Centralising of all Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related

functions, which will assist in improving ICT efficiencies and infrastructure in preparation for
integrated systems for the department. The department will implement Learner Transport
Management System, which will modernise the end to end scholar transport function. Furthermore,

the department will implement the Performance Management and Evaluation system to improve the
performance efficiencies in the department.

x This is related to the phased implementation of the integrated connection to the Contravention
Management System, AARTO, National Crash Data Management System, Establishment radio
control room with Vehicle Deployment Management System and Average Speed Over Distance

(ASOD). This is will also take into consideration the implementation of the two-way radio control
room.

1.8 Budget decisions

The department continues to adopt an approach of prioritising core programmes in resource allocation,

this approach also considers the prescripts around austerity measures and allocative efficiency while
ensuring that key strategic priorities are met. The revised inflation projections (CPI) of 4.42 per cent in
2023/24, 4.45 per cent in 2024/25 and 4.48 per cent in 2025/26, were utilised in the determination of the
baseline over 2023 MTEF.

The provision of quality transportation infrastructure is constrained by the backlog that can be attributed to
the climate change and funding constraints. Only 9 per cent of provincial roads are surfaced compared to
the average of 25 per cent for the entire country. This amounts to a backlog of over 1 358 kilometres of

provincial surfaced roads in order to bring the Eastern Cape into alignment with the average of the other
provinces. Due to funding constraints, priority in 2023/24 will be placed on paved roads due to the critical

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