Department of Transport (South Africa)

The Department of Transport is the department of the South African government concerned with transport. The political head of the department is the Minister of Transport, currently Fikile Mbulula; his deputy is Sindisiwe Chikunga.

Department of Transport
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersForum Building, 159 Struben Street, Pretoria
25°44′33″S 28°11′10″E
Employees529 (2010)
Annual budgetR35,084 million (2011/12)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Pule Godfrey Selepe, Director-General: Transport
Websitewww.transport.gov.za

Responsibility for transport is constitutionally between the national transport department and the nine provincial transport departments. The national department has exclusive responsibility for national and international airports, national roads, railways and marine transport; the national and provincial departments share responsibility for other airports, public transport, road traffic regulation and vehicle licensing; and the provincial departments have exclusive responsibility for provincial and local roads, traffic and parking.

In the 2011 national budget, the department received an appropriation of 35,084 million rand. As of 30 September 2010 it had 529 employees.[1]

Structure

The Department of Transport is divided into six branches:[2]

  • Administration
  • Integrated Transport Planning
  • Rail Transport
  • Civil Aviation
  • Maritime Transport
  • Public Transport

The department is also responsible for several semi-independent agencies and state-owned companies:

See also

Provincial transport departments:

  • Eastern Cape Department of Transport
  • Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport
  • Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
  • KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport
  • Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport
  • Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport
  • Northern Cape Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison
  • North West Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport
  • Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works

References
  1. "Vote 37: Transport" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2011. Pretoria: National Treasury. 23 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-621-39863-2. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. "Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17" (PDF). Department of Transport. Retrieved 31 March 2016.


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