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Address by Deputy Minister Hlengwa during the Cross-Border Passenger Transport Law Enforcement Workshop

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This document is the text of an address by South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa, delivered at the Cross-Border Passenger Transport Law Enforcement Workshop. The workshop was held at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg on 21 July 2026, and focuses on law enforcement challenges affecting cross-border passenger bus operators in the SADC region. The Deputy Minister highlights road safety concerns (including overloading, unroadworthy vehicles, fatigued drivers, excessive speeds, improper licensing, and buses carrying excessive goods) and calls for coordinated action between government and industry. The address also outlines the workshop’s aims, including clarifying enforcement mandates, improving compliance and road safety, and developing an action plan and intelligence plan for law enforcement deployment.

Facts

Places

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reference

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Key Takeaways

  • Speaker: Deputy Minister of Transport Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa
  • Event: Cross-Border Passenger Transport Law Enforcement Workshop
  • Venue: Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg
  • Date: 21 July 2026
  • Focus: Law enforcement challenges for cross-border passenger road bus transport operators in SADC
  • Road safety factors cited: overloading, unroadworthy vehicles, fatigued drivers, excessive goods loading, excessive speeds, drivers not properly licensed
  • Corridor and enforcement reference: N1 corridor; joint operation at Baobab Toll Gate involving National Traffic Police (RTMC) and C-BRTA officers
  • Mentioned initiative: C-BRTA Operator Compliance Accreditation System (OCAS) for compliant commercial operators
  • Workshop aims include: engagement platform, clarify enforcement mandates, discuss operational challenges, promote collaboration, identify interventions, strengthen trust, and examine joint efforts for road safety
  • Requested outputs: comprehensive mitigating strategic plan including an action plan and an intelligence plan for deployment
  • Department of Transport
  • Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA)
  • C-BRTA Board of Directors
  • C-BRTA CEO and Management Team
  • Transport MINMEC
  • Transport MECs
  • RTMC (Road Traffic Management Cooperation)
  • National Traffic Police
  • RTI officers
  • United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety
  • SADC (Southern African Development Community)
  • Indaba Hotel
  • Law enforcement agencies
  • Provincial and Local Government Authorities

Dates

Closing Date

21 July 2026