News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works
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
Minister Carlisle: Metrorail Must Stop the Stone Throwers
28 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has called on Metrorail "to stop the stone throwers that in a little over week have struck at least three train commuters". Read More
Minister Carlisle: Metrorail's Regional Manager is Wrong About Fare Increase Being Justified
25 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, has said that Metrorail Western Cape Regional Manager Mthura Swartz "is incorrect when he states that the shocking planned increase of 27% in rail fares is justified because Metrorail fares... Read More
Department of Transport and Public Works Budget Speech 2012
22 March 2012Mr Speaker,Madame Premier,Honorable colleagues and members,I rise today in support of the Department of Transport and Public Works budget of 2012/2013 in the amount of R4.609 billion. Read More
Minister Carlisle Releases Highlights of Budget Speech 2012/2013
22 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has released a short preview of his department's Budget Speech 2012, which will be delivered in the Provincial Legislature at 16:30 on 23 March. Read More
Minister Carlisle Slams Metrorail Fare Increase as "Totally Unacceptable"
21 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has said that he wants Metrorail "to adjust its planned fare increase from the totally unacceptable 27% planned for 1 April 2012 to a single-digit figure". Read More
Minister Carlisle Accepts 10 000 US Dollars on Behalf of Nyanga Orphanage
11 March 2012On 12 March, Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, will accept a cheque to the value of 10 000 US dollars from a group of Americans on behalf of Nyanga orphanage Emasithandane. Read More
Minister Carlisle Welcomes Chapman's Peak Ruling in Cape High Court
11 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has welcomed Judge Rosheni Allie throwing out an urgent application to try and halt construction on Chapman's Peak. Read More
Minister Carlisle Supports Call to Stamp out Corruption in Construction
8 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, said he supported the call by Pieter Kotzé, the President of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors, to stamp out corruption in the construction industry. Read More
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