News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works
Progress of Camera Surveillance at Level Crossing
5 June 2012On Thursday, 7 June, the Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, and the Regional Manager of Metrorail Western Cape, Mthuthuzeli Swartz, will brief the media on the progress with regards to the camera surveillance... Read More
Ministers Carlisle and Plato Join Tough Stance on SA Roadlink
5 June 2012Following reports of the latest scandal to rock SA Roadlink, Western Cape Transport Minister Robin Carlisle and his counterpart in Gauteng, Minister Ismail Vadi, have agreed to take tough action against the long-distance bus operator. Read More
Western Cape Road Fatalities Continue Strong Decline
3 June 2012Western Cape Transport Minister Robin Carlisle has identified increasing responsibility among drivers as helping to maintain the decline in the number of deaths on the province's roads.Death Toll Comparison: Read More
Minister Carlisle Opens MR 559 Road between Saldanha Bay and Langebaan
29 May 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, this morning officially opened the R82-million road between Saldanha Bay and Langebaan. Read More
Minister Carlisle: Mitchell's Plain District Hospital Will be Completed on Time
28 May 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has announced that the 9 May 2012 fire in the Emergency Department of the Mitchell's Plain District Hospital, which is under construction, has not affected the target... Read More
Minister Carlisle Joins Member of the Public Laying Charges against Reckless Driver
27 May 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has this morning accompanied Capetonian Terry Debrick to the Paarl Police Station to lay charges of reckless and negligent driving against WC Douwland, the Forest... Read More
Minister Carlisle to Visit Weskus Special Needs School
22 May 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, will be visiting Saldanha Bay's Weskus Special Needs School on 24 May to monitor minibus taxi traffic in Saldanha Road outside. Read More
Safely Home Interventions Yield a Significant Drop in Number of Arrests
15 May 2012Minister Robin Carlisle has announced a 65% reduction in the number of arrests on the 71.6 km Average Speed Over Distance (ASOD) stretch, on the Aberdeen road near Beaufort West. Read More
Minister Carlisle Releases Safely Home Fatality Statistics
13 May 2012Robin Carlisle, Minister for Transport and Public Works, has released the fatality statistics for 2012, up until the end of April. Read More
Fire in Mitchell's Plain District Hospital Put Out
8 May 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, has said that arson was not suspected to be the cause of the fire that broke out in the emergency department of the Mitchell's Plain District Hospital on Wednesday, 9 May 2012. Read More
Minister Carlisle: It is Metrorail's Lawful Responsibility to Have Safe Trains
8 May 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has expressed concern that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa's (Prasa) defence in film technician Serge Loutala's R1.12m lawsuit against it will only further... Read More
Chapman's Peak Drive Re-opens
3 May 2012Geotechnical engineers completed their report on Chapman's Peak on Thursday, 3 May 2012, clearing the way for the pass to be opened as soon as possible. Read More
Chapman's Peak will Remain Closed while Slope Stabilisation Takes Place
3 May 2012Chapman's Peak Drive was closed in the early hours of Thursday morning (3 May 2012) after a routine inspection had identified a possible slope failure site. Read More
Minister Carlisle Responds to Lack of Collaboration Accusations with Metrorail
18 April 2012Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works, has dismissed allegations by Mthura Swartz , Regional Manager of Metrorail Western Cape, that the minister spends more time "publicly denigrating" the rail network than collaborating with... Read More
Metrorail Cancels Minister Carlisle's Visit to its Facilities in Wake of Fare Hikes
16 April 2012A scheduled inspection of Metrorail's Salt River depot by Robin Carlisle, Minister for Transport and Public Works, has been cancelled by Metrorail. The visit was part of a nationwide fact-finding tour and would have taken place on Monday afternoon. Read More
Minister Carlisle Challenges Cosatu and Chamber of Commerce to Distance Themselves from Fare Increase
3 April 2012Western Cape Transport and Public Works Minister Robin Carlisle has asked why Metrorail, Cosatu and the Chamber of Commerce are negotiating the future of Cape Town commuters behind closed doors, without a single elected representative of the people... Read More
Minister Carlisle: It is My Business to Speak Directly to Struggling Commuters
2 April 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, took a train from Kraaifontein to Cape Town on Tuesday morning, 3 April 2012. Read More
Ministers Carlisle and Plato Launch Safely Home Road Safety Plan for Easter Weekend
2 April 2012All Safely Home programmes and initiatives aimed at increasing road safety during the festive season are in place as a transversal approach between the Western Cape Departments of Community Safety, Transport and Health. Read More
Minister Carlisle: COSATU and Chamber of Commerce Have Sold Out to Commuters
1 April 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, has said that "if it is true that Cosatu and the Chamber of Commerce have agreed with Metrorail to fare increases ranging between 13 and 21%, then it is regrettable that they have sold out... Read More
Ministers Carlisle and Plato to Launch Safely Home Road Safety Plan for Easter Weekend
29 March 2012On Monday 2 April, the Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, and Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato will launch the Safely Home Road Safety Plan for the Easter Weekend. Read More
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