News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works
Road Deaths Decrease Beyond Halfway Mark
6 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has announced that "for the first time in more than five years, the February Western Cape road death toll has dropped to under 100". Read More
AARTO Implementation Postponement Represents "a Sound Decision"
5 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has welcomed the decision announced at the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) meeting in Pretoria yesterday that the Administrative Adjudication of Traffic... Read More
Minister Carlisle Addresses Massive Taxi Prayer Meeting in Nyanga
3 March 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has called the prayer meeting at Nyanga Taxi Rank in Cape Town this morning "an historic occasion in the public transport sector". Read More
20 Years' Sentence for Jacob Humphreys Sends Strong Message to Road Killers
27 February 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has said that while the 20 years' sentence handed to Buttskop child killer Jacob Humphreys "will not bring those ten children back to their families, the judiciary has... Read More
Minister Carlisle Releases Shortened Link to Chapman's Peak Brochure
27 February 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has released the shortened link to the updated Chapman's Peak Brochure - http://bit.ly/ypAOTs. Read More
Minister Carlisle Responds to Chapman's Peak/UNESCO Reports
26 February 2012Minister Robin Carlisle has responded to recent press reports that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was "stepping in" on the matter of tolling on Chapman's Peak Drive. Read More
Minister Carlisle Releases "Real-to-Life" 3D Chapman's Peak Drawings of Control Building
22 February 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has released 3D drawings of the modest control building planned for the disused quarry on Chapman's Peak.The building will be used to comprehensively manage Chapman's... Read More
Chapman's Peak: Proposal Being Considered by Tolling Experts
16 February 2012A meeting was held today at the Department of Transport and Public Works, where the Province, Entilini shareholders, including Murray and Roberts, sat down with the Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) to hear a proposal for an alternative tolling... Read More
Minister Carlisle Announces Safely Home Progress Report and Three-Year Fatality Stats
13 February 2012Year-on-Year Fatality StatisticsRobin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, has announced a 24% reduction in road fatalities since the end of 2008."At the beginning of 2009, I set the target of bringing down the death toll by 50%." Read More
Revised Chapman's Peak Brochure Online after Feedback from Hout Bay Residents' Association
1 February 2012Robin Carlisle, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, has revised the brochure published by his ministry about the Chapman's Peak toll road following feedback from member of the Hout Bay Residents' Association and long-standing... Read More
Cape Town Public Transport Roleplayers Set up Coordinating Group to Help Commuters
31 January 2012At a meeting requested by Robin Carlisle, Provincial Minister for Transport and Public Works, on Friday, 27 January, public transport roleplayers agreed to put in place mechanisms to try and ensure that travel on public transport is improved. Read More
Search for Owner of Vehicle at Centre of R44 Horror Crash Continues
29 January 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has reacted with shock and anger to the latest horror crashes on the N1 and R44, which have so far killed a total of 13 people. Read More
Chapman's Peak Drive Information Brochure Available Online
22 January 2012"There is a great deal of confusion, misinformation, speculation and rumour regarding the tolling of Chappies," says Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works. Read More
No Chapman's Peak Toll Fees for Designated Emergency Vehicles
16 January 2012Media Statement by Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Three Arrested in Driver's Licence Joint Sting Operation in Worcester
11 January 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has announced the arrests this morning of two traffic officers and a civilian in a joint sting operation between Worcester Crime Intelligence and his department's... Read More
Chapman's Peak: The Real Achievements since May 2009
10 January 2012Media Statement by Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Latest Road Fatality Statistics for the Festive Season
9 January 2012Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has released the latest fatality stats for the festive season, which began on 1 December 2011 and ends on 31 January 2012. Read More
Minister Carlisle Responds to RTMC Statements
22 December 2011Media Statement by Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Minister Carlisle Challenges Motorists to Respond to Safely Home's "Be a Hero" Campaign
21 December 2011Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has challenged motorists to "answer the call" of the Western Cape Government's "Be A Hero" advertising campaign over the festive season. Read More
Minister Carlisle: National Traffic Police are Welcome in Western Cape, under Proper Authority
21 December 2011Media Statement by Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
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