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Department of Transport
Women in Transport
Seminar
Commission Report:
Passenger Transport
25 October 2007
Priorities of Transport
Opportunities
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Embrace women within the transport sector and
beyond that, including the rural women’s issues –
bring in as many participants as possible to the
transport sector
Frustration - barriers to entry into sector particularly
– Funding – no dedicated funding mechanisms for
transport – Transport Bank vs Landbank
– Nepotisms is a challenge
– A need for officials to assist
Need for organising women – more organisiations not be fragmented – need for provincial chapters,
combined and concerted effort from government and
private sector to mainstream women
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Priorities of Transport
Opportunities
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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
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
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Priorities of Transport
Opportunities…..
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Information required on the subsidisation process Taxi subsidisation
DoT to provide funding for the different provinicial
chapters for 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”
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2. SANWIT STRUCTURE
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Need to look at existing structures in other sectors
and draw lessons from that e.g. SAWIMEA (DME)
Look at options where there is no Governmental
funding – need to find / explore own solutions
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3. CLARITY
REQUIRED/CONCERNS RAISED
•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” – monitoring and evaluation
•Further information required on how others are
running their businesses successfully – case study
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3. CLARITY
REQUIRED/CONCERNS RAISED
•Need to know where we are now, how much progress
has been made - implementation needs take place.
•There is a need for platform for further discussions with
DoT
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THANK YOU!