The Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr Lisa Mangcu in collaboration with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) will be visiting the Pietermaritzburg area to address a number of concerns raised by the transport stakeholders.
The concerns raised by the local community include the Taxi Relief-Fund, taxi drivers working long hours and the question of observance of the rules of the road among others.
The taxi industry forms and plays a major part of the citizens' main method and means of transportation.
Deputy Minister Mangcu, as well as the leadership of the Municipality and supporting entities and other transport stakeholders will embark on a taxi rank clean-up, Stakeholder and community engagement program.
The program will focus on three main objectives:
encouraging volunteerism to tidy the Taxi Rank and public transport infrastructure facilities
encourage taxi drivers to be health conscious. It has been reported that many of the drivers due to the nature of their work do not have time to visit the local clinics for health inspections.
create awareness of the new AARTO rollout that has been put in place to address traffic fines and other Road Traffic infringement sanctions.
The details of Deputy Minister Mangcu's Outreach Programme are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 25 April 2024
Time: 09:00
Venue: Pietermaritzburg Taxi Rank, followed by community and stakeholder engagement.
Members of the media attending the event are requested to confirm attendance with Sam Monareng on 073 491 3382 or [email protected].