Department Of Transport National, the Department of Transport aims to lead the development of efficient integrated transport systems by creating a framework of sustainable policies and regulations; and implementable models to support government strategies for economic, social and international development
Vision
“Transport, the Heartbeat of South Africa’s Economic Growth and Social Development”
The Values
The core values of the department are:
- Maintain fairness and equity in all our operations;
- Strive for quality and affordable transport for all;
- Stimulate innovation in the transport sector;
- Ensure transparency, accountability, accessibility; and
- Upholding of the Batho Pele principles.
The Strategic Objectives
The objectives that we aim to achieve in providing a policy framework, regulation and implementation models are:
- Competitive transport costs;
- Safety and security improvements;
- Reduce infrastructure backlogs;
- Improve access; and
- Reduce time in transit.
Deputy Minister of Transport
Deputy Minister of Transport:
Honourable Ms Sindisiwe
Lydia Chikunga
Ms Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga is the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of South Africa from 26 May 2014 and she has been a member of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa since 2004.
Academic Qualifications
Ms Chikunga holds a Masters of Arts degree in Curationis From University of Pretoria; Bachelor of Arts degree in Curationis from University of South Africa; and Bachelor of Arts Curationis Honours from University of South Africa and a Diploma in Nursing Science from the Edenvale Nursing College; a Midwifery Diploma from the Edenvale Nursing College. She is currently studying Political Science with University of South Africa.
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
As a member of Parliament Ms Chikunga has served on the Correctional Services Portfolio Committee; Joint Budget Portfolio Committee; HousingPortfolio Committee; Auditor General and Joint Standing Committee on Defence and as a Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police from 2009 to 2012.
She was an Ex Officio Member of African National Congress ANC) Regional Executive Committee and she had served on the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) Regional Executive Committee as Ex Officio Member and ANC Deputy Regional Secretary and Regional Secretary for Gert Sibande Region.
Ms Chikunga has also served as a Chairperson of ANCWL branch in Queen Lebotsibeni; Regional Task Team Member Realignment of branches and ANCWL Regional Secretary for Badplaas Region and she became a member of DCO Makiwane Youth League in 1982; ANC Provincial Executive Committee in Mpumalanga and had served as a whip from 2007 to 2009. She has been the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of South Africa from 12 June 2012 to date.
Minister of Transport
Minister of Transport:
Honourable Dr. Bonginkosi
Emmanuel Nzimande
Dr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande was born in Edendale near Pietermaritzburg, on 14 April 1958 and is a South African politician and Minister of Transport.
He was the Minister for Higher Education and Training from 2009 to 2017. He has been the General Secretary of the South African Communist Party since 1998.
He has a doctorate degree in philosophy specialising in sociology. He came out strongly against proposals for nationalisation at the COSATU conference in June 2011, stating that it is not “inherently progressive” as it depended on which class interests were being advanced.
Dr Nzimande attended the Roman Catholic School, Henryville, and then Plessiers Lower Primary School before going to Mthethomusha School in Edendale, the first school in the area established under the new Bantu education system. He matriculated in 1975 at Georgetown High, Edendale.
While at school participated in youth clubs which were gatherings for cultural and sporting events, and were not particularly political in nature. He first became politically aware when Harry Gwala was released from Robben Island prison in 1973 and this was widely discussed in his community.
He completed his Psychology Honours degree at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, in 1980. His master’s degree is in Industrial Psychology (1981) and later he was awarded a PhD from the same university for a thesis titled “The corporate guerrillas”: class formation and the African corporate petty bourgeoisie in post-1973 South Africa” in the field of Sociology.
In 1976 Dr Nzimande enrolled at the University of Zululand to study towards a BA degree, majoring in Public Administration and Psychology. He became involved in student activity, including a food boycott and demonstrations against the award of an honorary doctorate to Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in May 1976. During that time the Black Consciousness Movement-oriented South African Students’ Organization (SASO) was prominent on campus, but Dr Nzimande’s political views later shifted towards the Congress Alliance.
Following the shooting of demonstrating students in Soweto on 16 June 1976, the administration building of the university was burnt down and the university subsequently closed down for a period. Dr Nzimande returned to university in 1977 and completed his degree in 1979. After graduating, he returned to Edendale and joined the Azanian Students’ Organisation (Azaso) which eventually broke away from the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), aligning itself with the Congress or Charterist tendency.
For Dr Nzimande the shift from BCM to the Chartersist position was facilitated by weekly Zulu broadcasts from Radio Freedom and Radio Moscow. In this way he and his colleagues became acquainted with the policy of the African National Congress (ANC) and they started to receive underground ANC documents. While active in Azaso Dr Nzimande completed his Honours and master’s degrees.
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159 Struben Street
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| Mr Sam Monareng | Media Relations | 012 309 3970 / 073 491 3382 | Pretoria | Monareng S |
| Mr Motlatsi Lebea | Media Relations | 012 309 3858 / 073 323 9333 | Pretoria | Lebea M |
| Mr Tshegofatso Maake | Media Relations | 012 309 3926 / 063 281 9453 | Pretoria | Maake T |
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| Mr Lucky Masuku | Chief of Staff | 012 309 3391 | Pretoria | MasukuL |
| Mr Ishmael Mnisi | Media Liaison Officer | 012 309 3078 / 072 566 0827 | Pretoria | MnisiI |
| Mrs Mmathapelo Sako | Private Secretary to the Minister | 012 309 3221 / 082 521 9374 | Pretoria | SakoM |
| Ms Thandeka Hlengwa | PA to Chief of Staff | 012 309 3817 | Pretoria | HlengwaT |
| Mr Jomo Khasu | Parliamentary Liaison Officer | 012 309 3085 | Pretoria | KhasuJ |
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| Ms Zandile Maseko | Head of Office | 012 309 3433 | Maseko Z |
| Miss Lesego Ntsimane | Private Secretary to the Deputy Minister | 012 309 3871 | Ntsieni L |
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| Director-General Office | |||
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| Ms Michelle Phenya | Personal Assistant to the Director-General | 012 309 3172 | Phenya M |
| Ms Nozipho Khuzwayo | Chief Director | 012 309 3091 | Khuzwayo N |
| Fax No | 012 309 3590 |