The Minister of Transport, Ms Dipuo Peters, welcomes the Constitutional Court decision to dismiss with costs the urgent application by Tasima seeking direct access to the Court to interpret the 9th November 2016 Judgment.
The Court in its wisdom dismissed with costs the application by Tasima for lack of prospects of success.
The Court pronouncement on the 9th November 2016, granted the Department of Transport and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) leave to terminate the illegal and irregular extension of the Tasima contract.
“The decision by the Constitutional Court is a reconfirmation and a vindication that the Department of Transport and all its Agencies are competent enough and ready to execute their mandate without the involvement of third parties,” said Minister Peters.
Minister Peters further said that government remain resilient and undeterred in getting what is legally a government system, the system which is currently in wrong hands.
The RTMC has since May 3rd 2015 been ready to administer ENATIS. Their state of readiness has unreasonably been delayed and denied by Tasima, employing tactics informed by their desire to syphon money from the State.
“We are resolute in our commitment and we will waste not time and leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the RTMC undertakes their mandate to execute and discharge their function in the best interest of all South Africans,” said Minister Peters.
Minister Peters further passes her regrets for all the inconveniences caused and reassures all South Africans that Government is committed to provide sustained and effective service delivery.
This will be done in an endeavour to provide leadership for a clean government, no matter how excruciating and daunting the task maybe for government to meet its constitutional obligations in terms of good governance.
As a caring government, Minister Peters, has directed that the RTMC keep South Africans informed and abreast with the status quo as government continue to fight these long, painstaking legal process and impediments.
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