insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Transport Minister Launches Festive Season Road Safety Campaign S.A's Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says last year, road crashes cost the economy 205-billion-rand, translating into a 2.74-percent of gross domestic product. She launched the department's festive season road safety campaign in Pretoria yesterday. So far, ten-thousand-154 people have died on the country's roads this year. Creecy says the campaign is based on four pillars that include responsible driving, pedestrian safety, enforcement and education as well as […] todayDecember 2, 2024 8
insert_link Business / Economics In S.A, plans are underway to expand the port of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape In S.A, plans are underway to expand the port of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to accommodate larger cruise ships of up to 300 metres. The current setup requires vessels to anchor offshore, limiting tourist access during rough weather. A key stakeholder meeting this week is set to finalise long-term development strategies for the port. Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy says the upgrades are part of broader efforts […] todayNovember 19, 2024 21
insert_link South Africa Transport Minister says the country needs a stable and well-maintained road network S.A's Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says South Africa needs a stable and well-maintained road network that will improve access to economic activities and allows for the safe transportation of people and freight on a world-class road system. Creecy visited the R573 Moloto Corridor Road Project from Limpopo to Gauteng. She says quality road infrastructure plays a critically important role in the their economy: todayNovember 4, 2024 18
insert_link South Africa Transport Minister In S.A Calls for Sustainable Solutions as Taxi Sector Faces Rising Finance Costs In S.A, its transport minister Barbara Creecy has expressed concern over rising vehicle finance costs for the taxi sector. Speaking to the ANC NEC about the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme, she noted that the current scrapping allowance is insufficient, and unaffordable. Creecy says the programme’s model is now outdated. She aims to engage stakeholders and financiers to find sustainable solutions for the sector: todayOctober 28, 2024 24
insert_link South Africa DA to Meet S.A’s Transport Minister Over Road Accident Fund’s R84 Million Staff Suspensions To South Africa, where the DA will engage with Transport minister ,Barbara Creecy over the Road Accident Fund's costly suspension of employees. Over 84-million-rand has been paid to suspended staff since 2020, impacting claims processing and financial efficiency. DA Transport spokesperson, Chris Hunsinger, says the party seeks clarity on the staff suspensions' impact, and reforms to the RAF Act to prevent financial strain on taxpayers: todaySeptember 27, 2024 15
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Transport minister says her first task in the seventh administration is to stabilise the transport system S.A's Transport minister Barbara Creecy says her first task in the seventh administration is to stabilise the transport system and make the department is fit to fulfil its policy-making and regulatory role. She presented the department's budget vote yesterday. The minister says every year, the country sees more than ten-thousand fatal crashes, which amount to almost three-percent of the annual Gross Domestic Product. Creecy also highlighted the department’s mission: todayJuly 16, 2024 21
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Road Freight Association calls on minister to address the issue of non-compliance The CEO of the South Africa's Road Freight Association, Gavin Kelly, is calling on new minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy to address the issue of non-compliance in the transport sector. Kelly says the sector is at a crisis in terms of various aspects of transport, both freight and passengers. He says its links to the global market are at such a stress point that it is crucial to […] todayJuly 3, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa SA’s Minister of Forestry welcomes the landmark decision to adopt a Global Goal on Adaptation at the COP28 climate conference SA's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, says South Africa welcomes the landmark decision to adopt a Global Goal on Adaptation at the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai. The global goal of adaptation is a collective commitment proposed by African countries in 2013 and established under the Paris Agreement, to drive political action and finance for adaptation on the same scale as mitigation. Creecy says this […] todayDecember 14, 2023 19