The Minister of Transport, Sibusiso Ndebele will brief the media on progress made with regards to the investigation into illegal motor vehicle conversions.
The briefing follows recent media reports that certain taxis do not meet safety standards set by government.
The Minister will also outline progress with the recently announced national Joint Working Group on Public Transport, a ‘CODESA’ of the taxi industry, that was set up to deal primarily with challenges in the industry
Details of the briefing are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Time: 14h00
Venue: Department of Transport, Indaba Boardroom, Ground Floor, Cnr Struben and Bosman Street, Pretoria.
All media are invited to attend.
RSVP:
Today, Monday, 3 August 2009, no later than 18h00 with:
Logan Maistry
Cell: 083 6444 050
E-mail: maistryl@dot.gov.za.
Enquiries:
Logan Maistry
Cell: 083 6444 050.
Issued By: Department of Transport
3 August 2009