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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT WOMEN IN TRANSPORT CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2007 1. Passenger Transport • Embracing women within the transport sector and beyond that, including the rural women’s issues – bring in as many participants as possible to transport the sector • Frustration with barriers to entry to sector particularly – Funding – no dedicated funding mechanisms for transport – Transport Bank vs Landbank – Nepotisms is a challenge – Officials are gatekeepers and don’t assist • Need for organising women – tremendous concerns that needs to take place, more organisiation - not be fragmented – need for provincial chapters, combined and concerted effort from government and private sector to mainstream women • Appeal to go across borders – regional integration, not only our immediate sphere of interest, use as a strength not a threat • Database to be implemented with the information provided at registration – current registration list to add value – division into modes and provincial areas Passenger Transport….. • Capacity building and training – do we understand our needs? Mentorship and coaching programmes required • Challenge in filling in tender forms – DoT to assist in processing tender applications. • Taxi subsidisation – what is happening with this process? • DoT to provide funding for the different provinicial chapters of the National Women’s Association • Women are involved in transport but not recognised as owners of businesses as taxis are not registered in their names. • Fees on Blue Train and Rovos Rail not affordable for PDIs and Government to assist in this regards • Linkage in effort required between DoT, Tourism and LOC for 2010 transport opportunities. • Need for a single point of reference within DoT – to assist “help desk” 2. SANWIT STRUCTURE • Need to look at existing structures in other areas and draw lessons from that e.g. SAWIMEA (DME) • Look at options where there is no Governmental funding – need to find / explore own solutions 3. CLARITY/ COMPLAINTS/ CONCERNS • Clarity required on how to access opportunities relating to R400million investment by Government. • Further details required on the Reavaya BRT – phase 1 and construction opportunities • Need to follow-up and report back on this seminar and outline the wayforward – “question of what has been done since the March 2006 conference what has happened to the issues raised then” • Further information required on how others are running their businesses successfully – case study • Complaints – DoT seems ill prepared, need to know where are we now, how much progress has been made, there is too much repetition implementation needs take place. • Will there be another platform for further discussions with DoT? 9. Conclusion and recommendations