D Thibedi: North West Transport, Roads and Community Safety Prov Budget
Vote 2006/07

11 May 2006

Madam Speaker
Honourable Premier
Colleagues in the Executive Council
Chairperson of the Standing Committee
Members of the Legislature
Mayors/Councillors
Traditional leaders
Heads of Department
Senior Managers of government
Management and staff from my department
Business people
Distinguished guests
People of the North West province
Compatriots, comrades and friends

Introduction

The quest for economic growth and prosperity can never take place on its own
or in a vacuum. It is a process that can only unfold within the context of an
efficient public transportation system, a well-maintained road network system
and a capable and incorruptible law enforcement agency. Madam Speaker, last
year I concluded my budget speech with the following quotation of the ex USA
President, JF Kennedy who once said: “It is not our good economy that gave us
our good roads, but it is our good roads that gave us our good economy”. This
year I wish to elaborate on this statement.

Transport and economic development

It is a fact that transportation is referred to as an enabling factor that
is not necessarily the cause of economic development, but a means without which
economic development could not have occurred. In a global economy, no country
is self-sufficient. Each is involved at different levels in trade to sell what
it produces, to acquire what it lacks and also to produce more efficiently in
some economic sectors than its trade partners.

From a general viewpoint, the economic impacts of transportation can be
direct and indirect:

* Direct impact relates to accessibility where transport enables larger
markets and enables saving travelling time and transportation costs.
* Indirect impact relates to the multiplier effect where the price of products
or services drop and/or the variety increases due to an efficient transport
system.

Mobility is one of the fundamental and important characteristics of economic
activity as it satisfies the basic need of going from one location to another,
a need shared by commuters and freight alike. Efficient and effective mobility
is a catalyst for economic development.

Transport and sustainable development

Carbon dioxide reduction as called for in the Kyoto Protocol and other
agreements is an important objective, but broader sustainability including
economic, social and environmental dimensions are vital elements of broader
transport development. Developmental transportation should not only meet the
mobility needs, no, it should also preserve and enhance the human and
ecosystem, health, economic progress and social justice, now and in the future,
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Three main categories of strategies have been identified namely:

* Vehicle and fuel technological changes. In essence this deals with the
reduction of emissions of greenhouse gasses. In the longer term it can lead to
new vehicle technologies and fuels that could lead to quieter, safer and
cleaner vehicles.
* The second strategy involves the improvement of roadways and vehicle
operations. This in essence deals with traffic flow improvement and driver
education so as to reduce congestion, emission and fatalities.
* The third strategy and maybe one of the most urgent strategies to be
implemented in South Africa is the demand management strategy. The anchor of
this strategy is modal substitution; this simply means replacing car trips with
biking and walking for personal travel, ridesharing, road to rail and so forth.
However, this will require a much-improved public transport system and road
network.

Madam Speaker, irrespective of whatever transport development intervention
we do, sustainable development that involves the socio-economic and
environmental dimensions, should always be part of the vision. Without this
vision, it can and will never be socially acceptable development.

Transport and social impact

Madam Speaker, talking about socially acceptable development, it is a fact
that while transport development is having positive economic impact, there are
also significant negative impacts that are assumed by individuals or by the
society in one way or another. These are inter alia:

* Mobility Gaps - People’s mobility depends on their economic situation. The
higher the income, the more mobile society becomes, resulting in mobility gaps
between the various income groups. This has in South Africa been exacerbated by
the apartheid legacy.
* Location – Those areas with low level of accessibility tend to have higher
transport costs, once again affecting our poorer part of the population.
* Congestion – As more and more people buy cars the bigger this problem
becomes. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufactures of
South Africa (NAAMSA) there was 565 018 units sold in South Africa in 2005,
which is 25,7% more units than in 2004. NAAMSA predicts for 2006 a growth of
between five and ten percent in vehicle sales. This will just add on to the
social phenomenon of congestion and pollution in South Africa, especially in
our metropolitan areas.
* Accidents – Unfortunately as the vehicle population increases so does the
accident rate. Accidents have an important socio-economic impact on healthcare,
insurance and also loss of life.
* Pollution – Reduction of the quality of fresh air and increase of vehicle
noise. Increased respiratory and cardio-vascular ailments especially in urban
areas where the emission of pollutants related to congested transport plays a
significant role.

Madam Speaker, it is evident that although efficient transport interventions
provide for positive economic and social benefits, it does also have negative
consequences. Therefore it requires a well-balanced intervention strategy.

Transport and community safety

No transport intervention either economic or social can provide any benefit
to a society if there is no safe environment. It is therefore imperative that
as a Department with the assistance of our sister departments in the criminal
justice system, such as Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional
Services and Social Development, we should strife to prevent, reduce and
contain the social, environmental and intimidators factors which affect
people’s rights to live without fear of crime which impact upon their quality
of life. It should include preventative measures that contribute to crime
prevention and reduction and also tackle anti-social behaviour.

It is crucial that the constitutional and other rights of the law-abiding
citizens are protected and upheld and that justice is upheld against those
criminals who trample on rights of the law-abiding citizens by hijacking,
robbing or raping innocent people.

Various basic theories regarding criminal justice and its relation to
individual rights and social control exist. I am of the opinion that there
should be a balance between the restorative and transformative justice
theories, whereby the punishment given to the offenders should meet the gravity
of the transgression but there should also be a systems approach, seeking to
see problems as not only the beginning of the crime but also the causes of
crime and try to treat an offence as a transformative relational and
educational opportunity for victims, offenders and all members of the affected
community.

From the fore going, it is evident that although good roads bring about
economic development, such road development can only have a significant impact
if it is also sustainable and therefore allowing for greater access and
affordable transportation costs to the poor in a safe environment.

Analysis of the 2005/06 financial year

Madam Speaker as you are aware, in August 2005 the Premier reconfigured
certain departments. The functions of the Department of Transport and Roads
were merged with the Monitoring and Oversight of the then Department of Safety
and Liaison, forming a new Department of Transport, Roads and Community Safety.
It is this new Department’s highlights I will share with you.

As this house is fully aware that a full account of performance of our
programmes and activities will be given in the Annual Report, I will restrict
myself to a brief analysis.

Human Resource Management

The 2004 reconfiguration of departments has resulted in a situation where
the Department of Transport and Roads had only 13% women in the Senior
Management Service. I am proud to announce that currently we have 10 out of 25
Senior Management Service posts filled by women i.e. 40% of the Senior
Management posts.

In view of gender mainstreaming the Department has also strengthened the
Special Programmes Unit to cater vigorously for the needs of all designated
groups in our country without any compromise.

35 learners were taken in on the following learnership programmes, viz.
Project Management, Financial and Accounting Management and Human Resource
Management. Currently the Department in consultation with the Construction
Education and Training Authority is looking to expand the learnership programme
to roads construction as well.

Financial Management and Revenue

The Department continues to implement the Supply Chain Management
transformation process. Although certain challenges occur, I am satisfied that
in general we succeeded with the implementation.

We continue to ensure that we comply with regulations controlling Asset
Management.

The Best Practice Model for driver licensing and vehicle licensing and
registration has started in Rustenburg. This should assist with revenue
collection and reduction of fraud in motor vehicle registration and driver
licensing. Small companies were contracted to assist with the collecting of
vehicle licences arrears. Efforts are being made to ensure that traffic fines
can be paid through banks nationally, to allow those who were summoned to pay
these fines wherever they reside.

Roads

In the financial year we have upgraded 101,6 km of gravel road to paved
road. In addition 76,6 km of roads were resealed, 26,4 km rehabilitated and 49
km re-gravelled. (See table at the end of the document for detailed
analysis).

1 308 km of the provincial road network was transferred to SANRAL. This will
bring some relief ton the already stretched road budget. The Department is also
assisting with roads projects in Ditsobotla, Vryburg and Koster. The total
value of the intervention is R22 million.

The Department has signed partnership agreements with the Royal Bafokeng
Administration for a road development project consisting of four phases from
Phokeng - Boshoek – Ledig – Sun City. In terms of the agreement both parties
would contribute 50/50 on the first phase of the project and the rest of other
phases contributions would be 80/20 with the Department contributing 80% of
costs. Below is an analysis of the four phases.

* Phase one - the construction of a 7 km dual carriageway road from Phokeng
to Boshoek and the erection of streetlights along this road at an estimated
cost of R46 281 800,40.

* Phase two - the construction of a 4,1 km two-lane single carriageway road
on the Boshoek Eastern Bypass at an estimate cost of R24 540 688,80.

* Phase three - the construction of a 10,8 km single carriageway road from
Boshoek to Ledig. This phase shall involve the construction of approximately
500 m access road to Chaneng and the rehabilitation of an existing bridge
across Elands River at the estimated cost of R39 513 863,40.

Phase four - the construction of a 5,2 km road from Ledig to Sun City. The
total project is estimated at R110 million.

The Department has also signed a partnership agreement with the Bojanala
District Municipality for a road development project in the Makapanstad area.
The cost of this project is estimated at R72 million. In terms of this
agreement, the Bojanala District Municipality will contribute R30 million and
the Department will contribute the balance thereof.

In addition, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Rustenburg
Local Municipality wherein both parties agreed to jointly work together
developing the necessary transport and roads infrastructure to ensure a
successful 2010 Soccer World Cup in Rustenburg. A 2010 priority statement has
already been sent to the Department of Transport catering for inter alia
improved traffic flow from Gauteng to Rustenburg and bus, bicycle and
pedestrian ways etc.

The Department continues to, in partnerships with its sister departments,
Departments of Agriculture Conservation and Environment, Education, Social
Development, Health and Public Works, contribute to the development projects in
Modimong and Modimola.

Regarding Yellow Fleet it can be announced that a comprehensive plant
assessment was done in order to update the plant asset register and receive a
status quo report on the condition of the fleet. 150 Yellow Fleet equipment and
vehicles were purchased with the earmarked R20 million as part of the
recapitalisation process of the yellow fleet.

It can be reported that from the Roads Capital Budget, during the year under
review 680 jobs were created of which 512 were awarded to women contractors,
167 youth contractors and one to a person living with disability.

In addition the 39 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) have resulted in 1
341 job opportunities of which 546 were awarded to women, 497 to youth and four
to people with disabilities. EPWP Pilot Projects are being implemented in
Khunana and Madidi areas using Tarfix as the service provider. Tarfix have
developed a chip seal system used to surface gravel roads that lends itself to
use of a high component of labour when compared against conventional
construction. This system is being tested, with the view to utilising it as a
standard in the construction of our low traffic volume roads in order to
increase the number of people employed on site and thus contribute positively
in reducing unemployment, skills development and creating sustainable jobs.

Investigations are being made by the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) into the establishment of a Road Agency, to be responsible for
the development and maintenance of our infrastructure road network. It is hoped
that this approach would improve service delivery by avoiding the bureaucracy
inherent in our departmental system.

The Expanded Public Works Programme projects have done 286 km of paving, 2
352km road marking, 28,7 million square meters of grass cutting and replacing
or erecting 1 370 roads signs.

Nelson Mandela Drive linking Mafikeng and Ramatlabama was handed over to the
contractor in October 2005. Construction has started in all earnest after some
minor setbacks. The delay was caused firstly by the construction industry’s
compulsory holiday period in December 2005. Secondly, there was a problem
within the Joint Venture but it has since been resolved. The foregoing will
inadvertently affect the projected completion period of the project
negatively.

I am glad to announce that the Department has been able to successfully
appoint female-owned enterprises within the civil engineering environment on
its contracts, this figure reflecting a percentage of approximately 10%. This
is an important milestone for us as a Department in transforming the
construction sector and “ensuring that a better life is created for all”.

Madam Speaker, I take pride to report that my Department has taken a lead in
ensuring that not only does it vigorously empower women at corporate level but
we also take pride in empowering women at grass roots level. This is epitomised
by projects and tenders that were awarded to women and youth throughout the
province as follows:

* 21 women contractors for Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) worth
R12,7 million
* 3 women contractors for CAPEX worth R20,5 million
* 3 youth contractor for EPWP worth R2,6 million
The foregoing clearly demonstrates we mean business when we speak of women
empowerment. Of course, there is always room for improvement.

The tenders for the civil works to the Traffic Control Centres
(weighbridges) at Koster, Wolmaranstad and Zeerust have been awarded and work
has already commenced. The Department has committed approximately R4,1 million
to be spent in this current financial year for this purpose. The expected
completion of this project is end of September 2006. The project had to be
re-tendered due to fact that there were no tenders submitted at the close of
the initial tender.

The Department awarded projects to nine contractors. In awarding these
contracts the Department took cognisance of the Broad Based Black Economic
Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act 53 of 2003), Preferential Procurement Policy
Framework Act, 2000 (Act 5 of 2000) and other policy documents that regulate
procurement in public sector. Of the nine contracts awarded, the Department was
challenged by disgruntled tenders for six contracts awarded. The matter is
still before the courts and a court date has been set aside for a full bench
hearing on 16 May 2006.

Public Transport

The selling of Botlhaba and BatswanaGare did not materialise as intended.
However, a business plan has been developed and submitted to Minister Radebe
and according to this; the operations should be sold before the end of the
2006/07 financial year.

The Department has taken over the scholar transport function from the
Department of Education. Routes are currently being designed.

A successful Air Show was hosted on the 24 September 2005. We intend to
improve on it this year.

The Taxi Retail Installation process did not unfold exactly as anticipated
due to the non-availability of either land in certain municipalities or the
availability a willing seller with a reasonable price for an existing filling
station. Nevertheless, the Taxi Industry has used an innovative way by
introducing petrol cards at 15 existing participating Caltex filling stations,
to obtain the benefit that the Bulk Supply Agreement signed between them and
Caltex provides for.

A successful Taxi Lekgotla was held on 16 and 17 March 2006. During this
memorable event we once again agreed that both Government and the Taxi Industry
need each other and we reconfirmed our symbiosis relationship. We further
strengthened our institutional relationship to ensure that the Taxi Industry
secures its rightful place in the economy so that individual operators can
ultimately share in the dividends.

One of the critical successes of Taxi Recapitalisation is the conversion
from radius permits to route-based operating licenses. Approximately 13 900
applications were received and almost 10 000 already adjudicated by the
Provincial Operating Licensing Board.

Fleet

A total of 321 vehicles were purchased and allocated to various user
departments during this financial year.

A toll-free call centre was introduced for the misuse of the government
motor vehicles. To date a number of successes were recorded, but the challenge
remains to operate it on a 24 hours basis. To curb misuse and abuse of pool
vehicles, 1 065 vehicles have been marked to date and the balance will be
completed in due course. The stickers are clear, distinct and unambiguous with
the toll-free number to report any improper utilisation of these vehicles.

Since the installation of the E-Fuel System, fuel fraud has been drastically
reduced with a reliability rate of 95,5%.

In the last financial year a total of 387 redundant pool vehicles were
disposed off by means of public auctions and amount of R8,9 million was
realised.

The Department is exploring the introduction of a Trading Account System for
pool vehicles. This would have benefits such as efficient vehicle management,
better accounting for vehicle maintenance, accident management and improved
accountability by user departments.

Road Traffic Management

During the Easter weekend of 2005 and the December 2005/Janauary 2006
festive season, 12 and 19 people passed away in car accidents respectively.
Although it is a decrease in fatalities for both the peak periods compared to
previous years, it will always remain a challenge for the Department to strive
for a zero fatality rate.

We are proud to announce that we have two provincial winners at the National
Driver of the Year competition that was held in Mpumalanga. This Province
obtained the Overall winner for the fourth time in succession. The two (a man
and a woman) are part of the South African Team that will represent the country
at the SADC and international competition in Luxemburg.

Community Safety (Monitoring and Oversight)

This programme is aimed at monitoring and overseeing the South African
Police Services, co-ordination of crime prevention in the province and
enhancing community police relations.

A very successful Security Letsema (crime prevention) month was held in
February 2006. It dealt with the clearing of hotspots, workshops for youth on
drugs and alcohol abuse and culminated on the 24 February 2006 in the Crime
Prevention Awards. Due recognition was given to excellent performing Community
Police Fora, Police and Traffic Officers and South African Police Service
(SAPS) for having successfully dealt with the Constable Rasuge case.

While we have carried out campaigns on crime prevention in most critical
areas, a challenge still remains with regard to anti-rape and alcohol and drug
abuse. We will therefore jointly with all other stakeholders continue to hold
these campaigns to highlight causes and preventative measures.

The annual provincial crime statistics show that the province still has
challenges in reducing contact crimes although there is progress marked in
certain areas. The statistics when compared to the 2003/04 shows the following
as outlined below:

* murder cases recorded in 2003/04 was 1 095 and has reduced to 1 017
* rape cases were 5 004 and has increased to 5 074
* attempted murder reduced from 1 918 to 1 517
* assault (grievous bodily harm) reduced from 24 639 to 22 664
* common assault increased from 17 518 to 18 534
* robbery increased from 6 721 to 7 818
* common robbery decreased from 7 717 to 6 802

We hope to continue reducing these crimes by seven to ten percent especially
rape. The anti-rape strategy to be developed during 2006/07 financial year will
assist in this regard.

Outlook for 2006/07 financial year

Madam Speaker, I will now highlight the key issues for 2006/07 financial
year. The Departmental approved budget for 2006/06 financial year is a little
over R1,5 billion and has been allocated according to six programmes as
follows:

Programme one: Administration – R104 482 million

This programme will continue to provide executive leadership, financial and
human resource management to the Department. The Revenue Directorate will
continuously strive to maximise our revenue collection.

Programme two: Road infrastructure – R623 297 million

The recent rains in our Province have not only brought a much deserved
blessing to our farming community on one hand, but have brought misery to those
in the road construction industry on the other. The rains have affected
productivity on our construction sites and inadvertently affected the
expenditure of our budget. Furthermore, the wet conditions have further
deteriorated the physical state of our existing road network and this has
resulted in the prominence of potholes, and failed sections of roads throughout
our province.

Our department has however not turned a blind eye to this situation, but has
taken conscious steps towards addressing the maintenance of our roads.
For the next three months, starting from 15 May, we will rigorously attend to
the potholes in the Bophirima and Central Regions, with the hope that the rains
will subside and make it possible for us to repair the potholes on the roads in
these regions.

Maintenance contractors were appointed by the Department in November on an
as-and-when required basis for a period of three years. With these appointments
in place, consultants are then expected to prepare scoping reports on badly
affected areas to allow the construction teams to apply appropriate remedial
measures required.

In this financial year we plan to upgrade another 101,25 km from gravel
status to paved road. In addition another 96,55 km of paved road is to be
resealed and/or rehabilitated.

Due to the new provincial boundaries, approximately 120 km of paved and 1
120 km of gravel would be transferred to Gauteng and Northern Cape and we will
receive approximately 132 km paved and 30 km gravel road.

The construction will commence on the Phokeng/Boshoek/Makapanstad/Bosplaas
and Logagane/Pitsane and Segwalane/Wonderkop roads. The project value of the
last two projects for this financial year is R58 million.

Contracts started in the previous financial year with a commitment of R193,3
million for this financial year, will continue as planned.

As part of the recapitalisation process of the yellow fleet, R25 million of
plant will be purchased during this financial year.

In this financial year the following Acts and Ordinances will be repealed
and replaced with the North West Provincial Roads Act:
*. Bophuthatswana Road Traffic Act 7 of 1973
*. Transvaal Roads Ordinance 22 of 1957
*. Cape Roads Ordinance 19 of 1976

We will also table the Provincial Road Agency Act during this financial
year.

Programme three: Transport services – R448 929 million

As indicated earlier, it is expected that the remaining operating centres of
the North West Star will be sold by no later that the end of March 2007.

Based on the availability of budget, only a few additional routes for farm
learners will be commissioned in this financial year. The expansion of this
service remains a challenge due to limited funding.

I am convinced, based on a meeting that took place between Chevron (Caltex)
Oil, SA, Bokone Transport Holdings and my Department in Cape Town on 27 and 28
February 2006, that new momentum will be given to the long coming Taxi Retail
Installation project. I have requested the Head of Department to personally
oversee this process.

This year will also see the continuation of the Taxi Recapitalisation. The
Minister of Transport has extended the date for the conversion from permits to
operating licenses to the end of May 2006. I am convinced that our Provincial
Operating Licensing Board will definitely succeed to ensure that all permits
are converted before.

Once the conversion process is finalised, the first vehicles will be
scrapped. The North West Taxi Industry is ready to be the pilot model for the
rolling out of this important process.

The toll-free call centre for pool vehicles will be extended to a 24-hour
service. In addition it will be expanded to become the toll-free number of the
Department where any business of the Department, including issues affecting
SAPS, can be reported. This includes, but is not limited to, poor road
conditions, misuse of yellow fleet, misuse of police vehicles and so forth.

Once again all stops will be pulled to ensure that another successful
Mafikeng Air Show is hosted in October. The Department has already started with
the necessary preparations.

Programme four: Road traffic management –R294 508 million

As a result of the alarming high rate of pedestrian fatalities, the
Department will focus its awareness and education campaigns on pedestrians. I
have read recently in the Car magazine that almost 30% of all Europe’s motor
accidents fatalities are also pedestrian. As a result, they have prioritised
pedestrian safety. According to the report they are planning to incorporate it
into the actual physical design of the vehicle. They are researching several
options such as pop up bonnets to reduce the possibility of a pedestrian’s head
hitting the bonnet, a design that would ensure that a pedestrian can slide over
the roof of a vehicle instead of hitting the windscreen and the possibility of
fitting vehicles with external airbags to deflect the head of a pedestrian away
from hard parts of a vehicle.

I think this is a move in the right direction and will definitely raise the
matter at our MINMEC.

I will also during this year table a Provincial Road Safety Promotion Act to
replace the 1972 National Road Safety Act. This new Bill will provide for the
latest best practices in the discipline of Road Safety Management.

With regard to traffic law enforcement, this year we will look into the
possibility of establishing a Provincial Accident Register Centre that will act
as an information hub for all accident statistics. This centre will produce
specific and detailed provincial accident statistical reports. It is also hope
that the Provincial Accident Register Centre will help to improve the capacity
of Local Authorities to capture accident data consistently and accurately. In
our efforts to improve law enforcement we will introduce various intervention
measures to build capacity of our law enforcement officers to ensure compliance
with various legislations relating to the function of law enforcement.

Programme five: Community based programme – R28 000 million

We will continue with this programme in our endeavour to contribute to the
vision of the President, Mr Mbeki, by expanding labour insensitivity and skills
development projects in line with the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
projects.

Programme six: Monitoring and oversight – R11 009 million

The Department will continue to monitor and oversee the programmes of South
African Police Services.

The Department will focus on the following short, medium and long-term
projects:
* enhancing the understanding of the criminal justice system
* assessing compliance to the Resource Establishment Plan
* assessing response time to scenes of crime
* assessing stock theft units and implementation of the business plan
* assessing compliance to safety and handling of detainees/offenders in police
custody
* evaluating implementation of provincial priorities
* assess the extent to which the saps implement the service charter for
victims
* conduct case studies on implementation of sector policing
* improve capacity of community police boards and forums to comply with the
PFMA
* popularising the provincial Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
(CPTED) strategy
* rewards or incentives to individuals and structures that contribute to crime
prevention or combat
* facilitate the development of Provincial Anti-Rape Strategy.

While it is noted that stock theft has decreased from 4 395 to 3 216, we
will ensure that we proceed to support SAPS in further reducing this crime by
implementing the stock theft business plan prepared previously.

As part of the Greater Mafikeng Growth and Development Initiative and
Provincial Growth Development Strategy, the Department intends having a project
of employing 60 unemployed, semi-educated youths to watch the business areas in
Mafikeng (as a pilot area). The targeted business areas are Mafikeng, Megacity
and the Crossing. It is intended that the employed will patrol the business
areas and keep watch and attend to and report on criminal activities
identified. The SAPS will be involved in providing the necessary training,
support and resources to the employed youth. The local municipalities will be
approached to ensure the support and ensure that crime is reduced in the
business centres.

Conclusion
Madam Speaker, it is clear from the aforesaid that as a Department we are not
yet fully funded, but I have to thank the Premier and my colleagues in EXCO for
understanding the importance of protecting of our assets in the province, such
as roads and buildings, and therefore the additional budget allocated for Roads
is appreciated, but we still need to improve on it in the future years.

In his 2006 State of the Nation Address, President Mbeki said “We have known
that it would take considerable time before we could say we have eradicated the
legacy of the past. We have expected that the circumstances handed down to us
by our history would indeed condemn us to a petty pace of progress towards the
achievement of the goal of a better life for all.”

The road to the promised land of emancipation is rocky and thorny, but we
shall patiently tread on it until we reach our final destination. Together as a
province we can and must create conducive conditions for the success of
Accelerate Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa (AsgiSA) by making it a
strategy for development and prosperity.

I would also like to thank the management of the Department and all
employees, under the administrative leadership of Mr Van Staden, for their
support and dedication.

Our stakeholders at other spheres of government, NGOs, labour unions and
private business, without you, it would have been difficult to achieve our
goals. I invite you to continue supporting us and to contribute in our efforts
to improve the lives of our people.

Last but not least, to my family, the sacrifices you have to make so that I
can contribute as MEC to ensure a better life for all are fully noticed and for
the support you give me, I can only salute you.

In conclusion, Madam Speaker, I would like to thank you and the members of
the Legislature for the role you are playing in our quest to improve the lives
of our people through accelerated service delivery in the various
constituencies.

Kealeboga
Dankie
Thank you

Detailed analysis of road projects
1. Project name: Upgrading and surfacing of road P124-1 between Deerdepoort and
Mabeskraal Phase 1
* Type: Upgrading
* Project value: R41 713 535,53
* Region; Northern
* Municipality: Moses Kotane
* Location: between Deerdepoort and Mabeskraal
* Project length: 25,5 km

2. Project name: Upgrading of road P50/1 at Manamakgateng
* Type: Upgrading
* Project value: R5 480 342,97
* Region: Northern
* Municipality: Moses Kotane
* Location: P16/2 to Manamakgoteng
* Project length: 3,6 km

3. Project name: The upgrading to a surfaced standard of portions of roads
93/D52/P124 between Ga-Motlhaba and Mabalstaad
* Type: upgrading
* Project value: R16 853 451,84
* Region: Northern
* Municipality: Pilanesburg
* Location: from Mabaalstad to Ga Motlhaba
* Project length: 12,5 km

4. Project name: Reseal of road D1417
* Type: Reseal
* Project value: R2 558 012,66
* Region: Eastern
* Municipality: Madibeng
* Location: from Madibeng to Tweesrivier
* Project length: 4,3 km

5. Project name: Rehabilitation of road K3 from K8 to P2/4
* Type: Rehabilitation
* Project value: R3 027 394,74
* Region: Eastern
* Municipality: Madibeng
* Location: from Brits to Old Rustenburg Rd
* Project length: 5,6 km

6. Project name: Upgrading of road D3551
* Type: upgrading
* Project value: R20 907 686,66
* Region: Central
* Municipality: Tswaing
* Location: From P71/9 (Kalgold Mine) to Kraaipan
* Project length: 20,5 km

7. Project name: Upgrading of road Z425/Z426 between Tsetse and Beaker
Rest
* Type: Upgrading
* Project value: R11 624 880,54
* Region: Central
* Municipality: Mafikeng
* Location From: Tsetse to Beaker Rest
* Project length: 14,2 km

8. Project name: Rehabilitation and widening of road P2-1 between Zeerust
and Ottoshop
* Type: Rehabilitation
* Project value: R25 461 464,13
* Region: Central
* Municipality: Zeerust
* Location from: Mafikeng to Ottoshop
* Project length: 26.4KM

9. Project name; Rehabilitation of the Potchefstroom Traffic Centre
* Type: Rehabilitation
* Project value: R616 373,97
* Region: Southern
* Municipality: Potchefstroom
* Location : Potchefstroom TCC
* Project length: Not applicable

10. Project name: The upgrading of road P25/1 between Tweelinspan and
Reveilo
* Type: Upgrading
* Project value: R12 797 752,95
* Region: Western
* Municipality: Greater Taung Potchefstroom
* Location: From Reivilo to Tweelingspan
* Project length: 25,3 km

10. Project name: Regravelling: of approximately 49 km of road D3505 between
P68/1 and Piet Plessis
* Type: Rehabilitation
* Project value: R4 362 820,00
* Region: Western
* Municipality: Naledi
* Location: From P68/1 (Vryburg) to Piet Plessis
* Project length: 49 km

11. Project name: Reseal of road P68/1 between Dikoting and Kraaipan
* Type: Reseal
* Project value: R1 919 515,98
* Region: Western
* Municipality: Kagisano
* Location: From Vryburg to Tosca
* Project length: 72,3 km

Completed projects: summary by regions

Western Region
* Upgrading: 1
* Reseal: 1
* Rehabilitation: 0
* Regravelling:: 1
* Total: 3

Eastern Region
*Upgrading: 0
* Reseal: 1
* Rehabilitation: 1
* Regravelling:: 1
* Total: 1

Southern Region
* Upgrading: 0
* Reseal: 0
* Rehabilitation: 1
* Regravelling:: 0
* Total: 1

Central Region
* Upgrading: 2
* Reseal: 0
* Rehabilitation: 1
* Regravelling:: 0
* Total: 3

Total number of projects completed: 12

Completed length: summary by regions

1. Western Region
* Upgrading: 25.3
* Reseal: 72.3
* Rehabilitation: 0
* Regravelling: 49
* Total: 146.6

2. Northern Region
* Upgrading: 41.6
* Reseal: 0
* Rehabilitation: 0
* Regravelling: 0
* Total: 41.6

3. East Region
* Upgrading: 0
* Reseal: 4.3
* Rehabilitation: 5.6
* Regravelling:
0
* Total:
9.9

4. Southern Region

* Upgrading: N/A
* Reseal: N/A
* Rehabilitation: N/A
* Regravelling: N/A
* Total: N/A

5. Central Region
* Upgrading: 34,7
* Reseal: 0
* Rehabilitation: 26,40
* Regravelling: 0
* Total: 61,1

Completed length summary by regions
Provincial km per project type totals
* Upgrading: 101,6
* Reseal: 76,6
* Rehabilitation: 32
* Regravelling: 49

For the Departmental Summary or payments and estimates table, go to
www.nwpg.gov.za/transport/default.asp

Issued by: Department of Transport, Roads and Community Safety
11 May 2006
Source: North West Provincial Government (www.nwpg.gov.za)