The Minister of Transport, Mr. Joe Maswanganyi, will table the National Department of Transport’s Budget Vote in the New National Assembly Chamber in Cape Town on Tuesday, 23 May 2017.

Minister Maswanganyi will be joined by Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms. Sindisiwe Chikunga, transport MECs, CEOs of transport entities and key stakeholders in the transport sector during the tabling of the budget vote.

In his budget vote speech, the Minister, will among other things highlight the achievements and progress made by the Department of Transport during the 2016/17 financial year.

Minister Maswanganyi will also inform Parliament and members of the public on how the Department of Transport intends to carry out its mandate using all modes of transport in the new financial year.

The Minister will brief members of the media prior to the Budget Vote presentation as follows:

MEDIA BRIEFING

Date:              Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Venue:          Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town

Time:               10H30 for 11:00

THE BUDGET VOTE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:

Date:                          Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Venue:                       New National Assembly Chamber, Cape Town

Time:                          16h15

All media are invited to attend. For registration and accreditation purposes, journalists are requested to confirm their attendance with Hlobisile Ngcongo on 083 567 5567 or email ngcongoh@dot.gov.za / Tshegofatso Maake on 063 281 9453 or email maaket@dot.gov.za

NB: To gain access into the Parliament building and the Budget Vote Media Briefing and presentation, members of the media will be requested to produce their green, bar-coded South African ID documents or passports.

NB: MEBMERS OF THE MEDIA IN PRETORIA AND JOHANNESBURG CAN BE PART OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING THROUGH A LIVE VIDEO LINK WITH CAPE TOWN FROM THE GCIS OFFICES IN HATFIELD, PRETORIA.

1035 TSHEDIMOSETSO HOUSE, cnr FRANCES BAARD AND FESTIVAL STREETS, HATFIELD.