News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works
Media Alert: Minister Carlisle to Officially Open Khayelitsha's Revamped SACLA Centre
17 July 2011Robin Carlisle, the Transport and Public Works Minister in the Western Cape, will cut the ribbon this afternoon at the SACLA Centre in Khayelitsha, unveiling a facility that has undergone "an extreme makeover" over the past eight months. Read More
Results of Safely Home Weekend Traffic Operations
17 July 2011Media Statement by Dan Plato, Minister of Community Safety The last weekend of the Winter School Holiday period saw 23 Safely Home roadblocks set up by Provincial Traffic, SAPS and Municipal Traffic to help ensure that road users get safely home. Read More
Minister Carlisle Calls on Pub, Shebeen, Club and Restaurant Owners to "Help Eliminate Drunk Driving"
7 July 2011Media Statement by Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Minister Carlisle Calls on Eyewitnesses to Come Forward
6 July 2011At 01:00 in the morning of Thursday, 16 June 2011, a horrific crash occurred on the N2 at the R300 turn-off. Two women were killed when a Mercedes Benz C Class drove into the back of the Toyota Yaris in which they were travelling. Two young girls in... Read More
Minister Carlisle Wants Metrorail to Get Trains from the Eastern Cape
3 July 2011Robin Carlisle, the Minister for Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has suggested that "Metrorail get trains from the Eastern Cape, where there is an oversupply, to bring the number of train sets closer to the 120 needed in Cape Town". Read More
Minister Carlisle Cautions Rugby Fans to Get Safely Home after Tomorrow's Game
30 June 2011Robin Carlisle, the Western Cape Government's Minister for Transport and Public Works, has urged rugby fans at tomorrow's Stormers versus Crusaders rugby game at Newlands "to make alternative arrangements for transport if they plan to drink". Read More
Minister Carlisle Slams "Slap on the Wrist" for Speeding Bikers
30 June 2011Robin Carlisle, Western Cape Government Minister for Transport and Public Works, has slammed what he calls "a slap on the wrist" for three bikers caught speeding at 181km/h, 201km/h and 223km/h respectively on the N1 outside Paarl on the afternoon... Read More
Minister Carlisle Approves Chapman's Peak Toll Road Tariff Increases
29 June 2011Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has signed a "Proclamation of Toll Tariffs for Chapman's Peak Drive", which will result in inflation-aligned increases for motorists using the pass. Read More
Minister Robin Carlisle Sets New Level Crossing Target for the Western Cape
8 June 2011Robin Carlisle, Minister for Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has set a new Level Crossing Target for the Province. Read More
New Legislation for All Long-Distance Taxi Trips in the Western Cape
15 May 2011Minister Robin Carlisle has mooted new legislation to make it compulsory for all public transport vehicles embarking on long-distance trips in excess of six hours to have two licensed drivers following reports that the driver of the minibus taxi... Read More
Western Cape Supports UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
10 May 2011Today marks the international launch of the United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety. As one of the signatories of this landmark declaration, South Africa has committed itself to reduce road deaths by 50% between 2011 and 2020. Read More
Provincial Government Leases Tokai Manor to SANParks for 25 Years
10 May 2011Minister Carlisle officially handed over the management of the Tokai Manor House and surrounding areas to the South African National Parks (SANParks) today. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Carlisle to Transfer Tokai Manor House to SANParks
9 May 2011Minister Robin Carlisle and Table Mountain National Park Manager Paddy Gordon will tomorrow sign a 25-year agreement to transfer the management of the Tokai Manor House and surrounding areas from the Department of Transport and Public Works to South... Read More
Safely Home Easter Campaign Worked and Saved Lives
3 May 2011Joint Media Statement by Minister Albert Fritz, Minister Robin Carlisle and Minister Theuns Botha Read More
Minister Calls for Mentors for Department's Bursary Scheme Graduates
19 April 2011Minister Robin Carlisle calls upon registered professionals in the built environment industry in the Western Cape to join the mentorship programme of the Department of Transport and Public Works' Masakh'isizwe Bursary Scheme. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Carlisle to Join Ghost Squads for Operation on MBT Lanes
18 April 2011Minister Robin Carlisle will tomorrow join members of the City of Cape Town's Ghost Squad for an operation on the Mini-Bus Taxi (MBT) lanes on the N2 incoming to Cape Town. Read More
R44 Safety Project Underway
11 April 2011In response to the high number of crashes on the R44, particularly the exceptionally high rate of fatal crashes, MEC for Transport, Robin Carlisle, ordered that a survey of the most dangerous stretches be done and action initiated to bring the road... Read More
Free Vehicle Safety Checks for Easter
11 April 2011The Western Cape Retail Motor Industry (RMI) has again partnered with the Safely Home campaign to provide motorists in the province with free vehicle safety checks ahead of the Easter period. Read More
Department of Transport and Public Works: Budget Speech 2011/2012 (Vote 10)
29 March 2011Department of Transport and Public Works: Budget Speech 2011/2012 (Vote 10) Read More
Minister Carlisle to Host Pre-Budget Speech Media Briefing
28 March 2011Minister Robin Carlisle will tomorrow brief the media on the Department of Transport and Public Works' budget allocation for the 2011/2012 financial year.Date: 30 March 2011Time: 11:00Venue: 8th Floor, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, 9 Dorp... Read More
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