The Minister of Transport, Honourable Dipuo Peters will undertake a walk-about and site inspection of public transport services, facilities and infrastructure in the Northern Cape province, as part of the continued effort to improve the public transport system in the Republic of South Africa.
Minister Peters will visit the Market Square and Craven Street taxi ranks in the Kimberly city centre of the Northern Cape respectively and interact with the leadership of the local Taxi Associations, taxi drivers and owners, passengers and the community at large in the area. The Minister will also disseminate road safety information and messages to drivers, passengers and other road users during the visit.
The Minister will be joined by senior officials from the national department and the Northern Cape Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison during the visit.
The details of Minister’s visit are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Time: 16h00
Venue: Market Square Taxi Rank and Craven Street Taxi Rank (respectively), Kimberly City Centre.
All media are invited to join the Minister.
Journalists attending the event are requested to confirm attendance with Sam Monareng on 071 872 0744.
Enquiries:
Tiyani Rikhotso
Cell: 083 570 1275
