DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Government in King William'S Town

At total of 48 people lost their lives through these horrific accidents, which the provincial government declared a provincial disaster. The deputy Minister will engage with the youth of the province in matters of development in the transportation sector. He also wished those recuperating in hospital a speedy recovery. As schools are closing in the Province this week for the Easter Holidays, the Eastern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Weziwe Tikana, has appealed to all road users to exercise extra caution on the road. The Easter Holiday period presents its own unique challenges for us, which require a peculiar approach that promptly responds to these challenges. She led a roadblock together with traffic officials at the Mdantsane exit to East London to check compliance with roadworthiness and driver fitness. The route is known for road accidents that saw a number of learner deaths in recent months. This move seeks to address the challenge of lack of scarce skills in the transport sector such as transport planning, civil engineering and other scarce disciplines, in order to accelerate service delivery. It gives effect to the provisions of the Constitution that provide for the right of a child to have access to education. The Minister, deeply concerned with the number of crashes and fatalities on the roads, has called on every single road user, motorist, passenger and pedestrian alike travelling from their various holiday destinations back to the cities and vice versa, to use the roads responsibly at all times in order to save lives. MEC praised Kupiso for his bravery and urged all law enforcement officers to take pride in their work and apprehend those who break the law. Road Safety Education, Learner’s License Training and Test as well as Driving lessons and Driver’s License Test. South African Airways has unveiled an innovative navigation approach system which it says will save airlines millions of rands. The new automated system will be used to guide aircraft as they approach the airport's landing strip. The Department of Transport in the Eastern Cape has vowed to take strong action against motorists who find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Addressing road safety stakeholders during the launch of the Provincial Transport Month Campaign and Road Safety Year Campaign, MEC Tikana pledged to transform Eastern Cape from being one of the deadliest into the safest province in terms of road accidents. In a bid to deal with traffic congestion on the roads and to revive the use of rail services, the Transport Department in partnership with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has launched a new passenger train line in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The launch is part of a national pilot exercise to improve rail infrastructure and usage. A total of eight young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the Eastern Cape are set to start training in Aeronautical Information Management and Air Traffic Control.