14 April 2002
"Pushing back the frontiers of poverty"
"Being in a Taxi gives one a true reflection of how the majority of our people move in their day to day activity, it also gives me a first hand experience of the service our people receive everyday as they go to work, school and hospitals" Minister Omar said.
The National Minister of Transport and his top management this morning walk from their offices at Cnr: Struben and Bosman street to catch a taxi at Van der Walt taxi rank to Attredgville in Pretoria west.
They team arrived at Maunde Street at and joined scholar patrols on the street in landing a hand to ensure that all learners Arrive Alive to their place of learning.
Addressing Learners at Phuthaditshaba primary school the Minister said learners, teachers and the community need to continue working together to ensure that everybody is safe on the road.
"As parents we need to stand up and lead the from the front, we need to ensure that our children understand the rules and regulation of the road, as learners we need to walk where we are suppose to walk, cross where we are suppose to cross and always be on alert as we use the road"
The Minister added that community Road Safety Forums needed to be supported in the good work that they are doing. "We to support our community forums and work with them every day to ensure that our programmes are community based and have the support and ownership of communities" He said.
Speaking of the enthusiasm of the learners on the road, the Minister said the children are evidence of the spirit of the South African masses to volunteer their services to help each other.
"The young comrades on the street are just a sample of the masses of our people who are volunteering their services every day to ensure that lives of fellow learners, neighbours and community members are improved, they continue to lay a hand in our struggle to push back the frontiers of poverty"
Issued by
Mike Mabasa
HEAD: Media Liaison and Corporate Communications