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Department: of Transport
Districts for the refurbishment of existing camping sites. Procurement processes with the intention of

appointing the contractors and commencement of refurbishment before the end of the financial year have
been started.

The department is in the process of conducting four road safety audits, wherein data has already been

collected on the different road segments. Results from these audits will inform the departments plans on
where to improve capacity, functionality, serviceability and safety on provincial roads.

As part of the contribution to SMME Development, the department has assisted 1 enterprise to date in

upgrading their Construction Industry Board (CIDB) grading for roads infrastructure against the planned 5.
There is continued functional participation in the National Contractor Development Programme (NCDP)
with the aim of upgrading the CIDB grading for the targeted 4 enterprises. The Centre for Professional
Development, which is housed in In-house Construction has taken great strides in terms of enhancing

technical capacitation as planned for the department. To date, 26 ex-bursary holders have been appointed
on contract whom have completed their Civil Engineering studies and have been taken in for technical

professional exposure and development for 3 years in the Transport Infrastructure Branch. The Centre for
Professional Development has been established in Graaff Reinet and the head of the Centre has been
appointed. In-house training has also commenced.

Through the operations of Mayibuye Transport Corporation, Algoa Bus Company and AB 350 PTY Ltd bus
companies, the department has subsidised 12 923 093 kilometres, 2 230 routes and 360 140 trips against
the planned targets of 18 600 000 kilometres, 2 275 routes and 50 490 trips, respectively. 20 Capacitation

trainings have been conducted in an effort to transform of the public industry operators and, key to this
transformation is the resolving of conflict and formalisation of the sector.

The feasibility study facility through GTAC on the utilisation of the Bhisho Airport as a cargo facility is in
the final stages. The recommendations that will be emanating from this study will guide and pave the way

forward on the utilisation of the Bhisho Airport as a cargo facility. Additional to this, the department has
conducted 12 assessments (per airport) in the Bhisho and Mthatha Airports in an effort to remain compliant

with the South African Civil Aviation Authority requirements.

The Scholar Transport Programme continued to provide transport to the less privileged learners who are
traveling above 5 kilometres to and from school every day. The department is currently ferrying a total of

125 206 learners against a target of 103 000. This has resulted in the department overspending its
allocated budget again, while the learner transport management system referred to earlier is expected to
assist circumventing this in 2023/24.

Working towards an improved public transport system and reduced road fatalities remains one of the key

priorities of the department. The department has conducted 187 compliance inspections in the various
Driving Licenses Testing Centres, Vehicles Testing Centres and Registering Authorities in an effort to
reduce fraud and corruption. Additional to this, 5 303 transport operators have been regulated through the

issuing of operator licenses and abnormal load permits. The reduction of road fatalities has been carried
out through the implementation of law enforcement operations. 434 drunken driving operations have been

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