Speeches

Address by Mr Lucky Montana, Group CEO Of Prasa On The Occasion Of The Launch Of The Refurbished Orlando Station (2010/06/10)

Today, Mr James “Sofasonke” Mpanza must be proud of the achievements of the people of Masakeng - the original name for Orlando West. The struggle for basic human rights such as housing was the benchmark for the struggle for a better not only for the people of Orlando West but for the people of South Africa. more...

Address by Mr Lucky Montana, Group CEO Of Prasa On The Occasion Of The Launch Of The New Century City Station (2010/06/08)

The launch of Century City Station and the revitalisation of Cape Town Station will not only add to the fluidity of passenger rail travel, but it brings a new economic age in South Africa that demands that transport, mainly passenger rail, be at the heart of our success as a modern country, bringing South Africa on par with so called first world countries. more...

Remarks by Mr Lucky Montana, Group CEO Of Prasa On The Occasion Of The Refurbishment Of The Cape Town Central Station (2010/06/08)

The long awaited upgrade and refurbishment of Cape Town’s Central Station, where approximately 135 000 passengers move through on a daily basis, has undergone extensive upgrade and re-modelling of the station precinct – at a cost of around R480 million. more...

Address by Mr Lucky Montana, Group CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) on The Occasion of The Launch of the Moses Mabhida Station (2010/06/08)

When we launched the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa in March 2009, we set ourselves three key strategic areas of delivery, the first was customer-focused improvements; the second was providing additional, modern capacity and technology (modernisation) to meet current and future passenger demands; and the third was unleashing the value of our property portfolio.more...

Remarks by Lucky Montanna, Group CEO of The Passenger Rail Agency Of South Africa on the Occasion of The Launch of the Nasrec Station and Nasrec Rail Intervention (2010/06/02)

When we started discussions and plans for the for 2010 FIFA World Cup back in 2005/06, passenger rail was never given a chance. We were told that rail could not be allocated funds from the then Public Transport Infrastructure Fund (PTIF), which was later changed to the PTIS and that everything would be driven by our host cities.more...

Budget vote address at the National Assembly by Mr Sibusiso Ndebele, MP, Minister of Transport, Cape Town (2010/04/13)

Today, 13 April 2010, marks 58 days to the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Next month when the first group of media representatives, visiting fans and officials arrive in numbers for the FIFA World Cup, our transport operation will kick into overdrive.more...

Media Statement By Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele at the Transport Pre-budget Vote Media Briefing Held at Parliament, Cape Town (2010/04/13)

A very good morning to you all. Thank you for joining us at this Transport Pre-Budget Vote Media Briefing. We will present the 2010/11 Budget Vote to Parliament at 4pm today and copies of the budget speech will be disseminated then.more...

Budget Vote Address to National Assembly, Jeremy Cronin, Deputy Minister of Transport (2010/04/13)

Minister Sbu Ndebele has already provided a very comprehensive overview of the DoT’s 2010 budget allocation. I would like to focus on three additional areas.more...

Keynote Address at the Launch of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa by Mr Jeff Radebe (2009/03/20)

Programme Director, our presence here today marks a new dawn and a turning point in our endeavour to speed up the implementation of our integrated public transport system. As we witness the launch of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) today, the theme for this event, “Moving people, Building relations and Driving Value”, could not have come at any better time than now as this development depicts the efficient movement of our masses through public transport. In fact, our efforts to transform our public transport system is gaining more ground and underpins our ambitions as Government to promote the economy and social development of our people through safe, reliable and efficient public transport, using improved infrastructure and advanced transport technological systems. more...

Address at the National Assembly by Mr. Sibusiso Ndebele, MP Minister of Transport, Cape Town (2009/07/03)

One of the foremost thinkers of our time, former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is passionate about technology, children and development. more...

Transport Budget Debate, National Assembly by Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin, Deputy Minister (2009/07/03)

South Africa is on the threshold of a major transformation of public transport. This transformation won’t come all at once. It won’t happen everywhere simultaneously. It will, necessarily, be incremental. But, make no mistake, it is under-way. more...

Address at the South African Transport Conference by Minister Ndebele CSIR, Tshwane (2009/07/06)

This, the South African Transport Conference 2009 is an event whose time has come, coming on the eve of us hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2010. This gathering also comes three days after we presented the Budget Vote for the Department of Transport (DoT) to the National Assembly in Cape Town. more...