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Economics T3

The document outlines the Gauteng Department of Transport's goals and control aspects, including routes, pricing, safety, and driver competence. It discusses various transport-related laws and challenges, such as congestion, road safety, and crimes like piracy and hijacking, which impact the economy. Additionally, it highlights the economic consequences of these crimes and the importance of effective regulation in the transport sector.

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Economics T3

The document outlines the Gauteng Department of Transport's goals and control aspects, including routes, pricing, safety, and driver competence. It discusses various transport-related laws and challenges, such as congestion, road safety, and crimes like piracy and hijacking, which impact the economy. Additionally, it highlights the economic consequences of these crimes and the importance of effective regulation in the transport sector.

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Subtask 1

a) Name FOUR aspects that the department aims to control.

• Routes
• Pricing
• Safety and security
• Competence of drivers

b) What does MEC stand for?

Member of the Executive Council

c) Name FOUR goals that the Gauteng Department of Transport is responsible for.

• Integrated transport system


• Strategic economic transport infrastructure
• Modern, accountable and development-oriented Department
• Seamless, improved mobility and accessibility

d) Who does the MEC of the Gauteng Department of Transport report to?

The Premier of Gauteng - Panyaza Lesufi

Subtask 2

1. The national land transport system was not restructured or transformed enough
to meet the goals set out for 2020.

• National Land Transport Act 5 of 2009 .


• The purpose of Act is to transform and restructure the national land
transport system, as initiated by the National Land Transport Transition Act
2000. It regulates and governs the transportation of passengers for reward,
ensuring a more efficient and effective land transport system. The Act also
aims to provide for matters connected with the transformation and
restructuring of the system.

2. This is still a huge challenge with regard to congestion on national roads especially
during the festive season when many travellers cross provincial and national
borders to reach destinations.

• Cross Border Road Transport Amendment Act 12 of 2008.


• The purpose of the Cross-Border Road Transport Amendment Act 12 of
2008 is to amend the original Cross-Border Road Transport Act of 1998. To
further regulate the granting of permits, to provide for transformation in the
cross-border road transport industry, to provide for special emergency
measures and to update references to traffic legislation.
3. More than 4 000 people lose their lives annually in South Africa.

• Road Accident Fund Act 5 of 1996.


The purpose of this Act is to provide for the compensation of victims of road
accidents caused by motor vehicles, while also promoting safe road
use. The Act ensures that victims of negligent driving receive timely and
caring rehabilitation and compensation.

4. Traffic officers will be deployed among major routes during the festive period to
ensure speeders are prosecuted.

• National Road Traffic Act, 93 of 1996.


• The purpose of this is to regulate road traffic matters uniformly across the
country and ensure the safety and competence of vehicles and drivers on
the roads. It also includes vehicle registration and licensing, driving
qualifications, rules of the road, and penalties for reckless or negligent
driving.

5. The Queen Mary 2, the largest luxury ship in the world, will be visiting the shore of
Cape Town annually.

• Marine Traffic Amendment Act 38 of 1993.


• The purpose of this Act is to expand the definition of “offshore installation”
to include pipelines and floating production vessels. Also introducing the
establishment of safety zones around such installations and created
specific offenses related to them.

Subtask 3

a) This discussion report aims to highlight the concerns about the crimes and
transgressions that the transport industry faces and how these crimes and
transgressions are affecting the transport industry in South Africa. In the report we
will look at Piracy, Hijacking, Skyjacking, Smuggling of goods and how all of these
crimes and transgressions impact the economy.

b) Findings:
• Piracy
- This is an act of robbery or criminal violence committed at sea, or
hijacking vessels of those who are legally titled to them.

- Sea piracy is a multifaceted issue with significant economic


consequences, impacting shipping costs, direct costs, trade routes,
global supply chains, and potentially leading to job losses and broader
economic instability.

- In November 2006, 10 Somali pirates hijacked a general cargo vessel


travelling from Richards Bay to the United Arab Emirates off the Somali
coast using a helicopter gunship and several specially modified
speedboats. The ship was carrying charcoal.
• Hijacking
- This refers to the stealing of a motor vehicle when the driver or
passengers are in or near the vehicle, it is also referred to as carjacking
or truckjacking. Driver and passengers are usually forced from the car
and are sometimes captured by the armed carjackers.

- Hijacking significantly impacts the economy by causing direct financial


losses, disrupting supply chains, and raising insurance costs. These
effects can lead to delays in delivery schedules, increased costs for
both businesses and consumers, and damage to reputations.

- Five suspects, aged between 50 and 69, hijacked a truck in Sebenza,


R25 Modderfontein Road, on 23 April 2025. Two of the suspects were
found wearing Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department uniform and the
other two wearing South African Police Service reflector jackets.

• Skyjacking
- This is another specific crime under the customary international law
and is often referred to internationally as skyjacking or sky controlling.
It is the unlawful seizure of control over an aircraft by an individual or a
group. Pilots are usually forced to fly in accordance to the skyjackers.

- This has a huge impact on the economy, productivity, health and social
welfare of communities as it came with an international fear making
tourist afraid to take flights and visit our country thus having a negative
impact on the economy due to decrease of flights.

- Two men, armed with guns and dynamite, hijacked a South African
airways plane with 54 passengers on a flight from Salisbury, Rhodesia
to Johannesburg, South Africa on 24 May 1972.

• Smuggling
- This refers to the transportation of goods across international borders,
to avoid taxation or to provide to, or obtain goods from countries where
trade in these goods is prohibited.

- Smuggling significantly harms economies by causing lost tax revenue,


distorting markets, and enabling criminal networks. It also negatively
impacts legitimate businesses, reduces job opportunities, and can
lead to the sale of substandard or dangerous goods. Additionally,
smuggling can undermine public trust in government and law
enforcement.

- On 20 May 2023, a truck carrying 440 master boxes of Remington Gold


cigarettes, with estimated total value of R9 million, which were falsely
declared as Cotton Oil Cake was intercepted. Upon inspecting and
unpacking the load, goods were discovered hidden under Cotton Oil
Cake.

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