News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works
Online Traffic Officer Training Advert Is a Scam
7 December 2015An advertisement for Western Cape Traffic Officer learnerships placed on Gumtree and asking for a R150 “application fee” is a scam. Read More
Safely Home Launches #BoozeFreeRoads Campaign over the Festive Season
7 December 2015Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Safely Home has launched a multimedia campaign focussed on the dangers associated with alcohol and road use, titled “Alcohol and the Road Don’t Mix”. Read More
Porterfield/Link Road and Sandown/Tryall Road (R27 Update)
4 December 2015Construction will take place between the intersections of the R27 (West Coast Road) with Porterfield/Link Road and Sandown/Tryall Road from 7 to 11 December 2015 due to asphalt surfacing works required. Read More
Melkbosstrand Road and Ganzekraal Road Intersections (R27 Update)
4 December 2015Road R27 (West Coast Road) between the intersections with Melkbosstrand Road and Ganzekraal Road will be partially closed at times until mid-2016. Read More
Yzerfontein to Langebaan (R27 Update)
4 December 2015The R27 will be subject to half width closures between Yzerfontein (KM71.41) and Langebaan (KM111.45) from September 2015 to mid-2016. No closures will be in effect between 11 December 2015 and 5 January 2016. Read More
Temporary Closure of Breede River Bridge
2 December 2015The widening of the Breede River Bridge will form part of the work to be completed under the Department of Transport and Public Works' R227 million provincial roads contract currently underway on the R43 between Worcester and W Read More
Resealing Works on the R44 and R301 near Wellington
2 December 2015The Department of Transport and Public Works has started to reseal 6 km of the R301 (between the R44 and Mbekweni), 4 km of Sonstraal Road, 3 km of Swawelstert Road, and 8 km of Hermon-Bo Road in the Read More
Tabling of the Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Expenditure – Vote 10
2 December 2015Speech by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Traffic Chief Kenny Africa’s Holiday Road Safety Message
1 December 2015This festive season, most of us are looking forward to taking time off work, and many of us will be travelling with our families and friends to holiday destinations throughout our beautiful country and beyond. Read More
Streetiquette Campaign Reaches Many during Week of Performances
1 December 2015Joint Media Release by Donald Grant and Marcela Guerrero Casas Minister of Transport and Public Works and Managing Director of Open Streets Cape Town Read More
#PayDayBlues Weekend Claims Twenty Lives
30 November 2015Nine pedestrians, six drivers and five passengers were among the road traffic fatalities reported on Western Cape roads during #PayDayBlues weekend. Four people were also arrested for various traffic violations. Read More
City Warns Vehicle Licence Disc Renewal Notices Still Not Being Sent
27 November 2015Motorists whose vehicle licence discs expire on 30 November 2015 and are renewable by 22 December 2015 and those whose discs expire on 31 December 2015 and are renewable by 22 January 2016 will not be receiving renewal notices. Read more below: Read More
Matric Rage Celebrations Not a Time to Act Irresponsibly
26 November 2015Joint Statement By Debbie Schäfer, Western Cape Minister of Education and Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Help Us to Make Our Roads Corruption Free and Safer For All
25 November 2015The Department of Transport and Public Works has a zero tolerance approach to bribery and corruption involving traffic officials. Read More
New Paarl Psychiatric Services Building
25 November 2015The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works delivers infrastructure and services to the people of the province to promote positive socio-economic outcomes and safe, empowered and connected communities. Read More
Provincial Traffic Chief Recognised at National Awards
23 November 2015The expertise of provincial Traffic Chief Kenny Africa was acknowledged by the national Department of Transport at the 2015 Transport Awards ceremony held in Bloemfontein recently. Read More
Driver Caught Speeding at 203 km/h in a 120 km/h Zone
23 November 2015A driver, who was caught speeding at 203 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on the N1 highway in the Brackenfell service area on the weekend, will appear in court soon and faces a heavy fine. Read More
Streetiquette Performers Take Over Cape Town CBD to Promote Pedestrian Safety
22 November 2015Over 2 800 pedestrians were hit by vehicles in central Cape Town from 2005 to 2014, which means a pedestrian has been struck in the area approximately every 28 hours for the past 10 years. More than 450 of these cases resulted in serious injuries. Read More
Twenty Year Sentence for Man Convicted of Killing Go George Chief Negotiator
19 November 2015Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Province and City Condemn Latest Metrorail Cable Theft Incident
18 November 2015Statement by Mr Donald Grant and Cllr Brett Herron Minister of Transport and Public Works and Mayco Member for Transport for Cape Town Read More
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