The Minister of Transport, Honourable Fikile Mbalula (MP) will table the Department’s Budget for 2019/20 in the New National Assembly Chamber, Cape Town on Tuesday, 9 July under the theme “Transport, together moving South Africa into a new dawn”. The Minister will be joined during the tabling, by the Deputy Minister of Transport Mme Dikeledi Magadzi, provincial MECs for Roads and Transport and Community Safety and Liaison, Board Chairpersons and CEOs of transport entities as well as key stakeholders in the transport sector, members of the community and the media.
 
As part of the Budget speech, Minister Mbalula will present a roadmap highlighting critical focus areas that the Department will embark upon underpinned by the principle of “khaw’leza” to accelerate the delivery of transport services to the citizenry of South Africa. Following a recent, robust and successful three-day long strategic planning session with the Department’s senior management as well as Board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers of its 12 State Owned Entities and a meeting with all Transport MECs this past Friday, Minister Mbalula will present the crucial role that the Department will play in achieving the seven Apex Priorities of the Sixth Administration.
 
On Wednesday, 10th July, Minister Mbalula will brief members of the media highlighting, among others, tangible plans and priorities that the Department will be putting in place as a matter of urgency to turn around the state of transport in South Africa which form part of his 100 Days in Office Plan.
 
The Minister’s itinerary for the 2019/20 Transport Budget Vote tabling and media briefing is as follows:
 
Budget vote tabling in parliament:
Date:        Tuesday, 09 July 2019
Venue:     New National Assembly Chamber, Cape Town
Time:        16h30
 
Budget vote media briefing:       
Date:           Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Venue:       GCIS Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town
Time:          14h30
 
NB: There will be a video link from Cape Town Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town to the GCIS Pretoria Head Office; 1035 Tshedimosetso House, cnr Frances Baard and Festival Street, Hatfield.
 
NB: To gain access into the Parliament building and the Budget Vote Media Briefing and presentation, members of the media will be requested to produce their green, bar-coded South African ID documents or passports.
 
All media houses are invited to attend. For registration and accreditation purposes, journalists are requested to confirm their attendance with Tshegofatso Maake on 063 281 9453 or email: maaket@dot.gov.za /Sam Monareng on 073 491 3382 or email: monarengs@dot.gov.za