Mobility

With reference to the R408 million committed by the national Minister of Transport in the national budget earlier this year, described as the balance of previous financial commitments made to the taxi industry:

1. (a) How much of this funding has been allocated or is expected to be allocated to the Western Cape’s minibus taxi (MBT) sector and (b) what is the (i) anticipated time-line and (ii) process for disbursement of these funds in the province;
2. whether the Western Cape Government has provided financial support directly to the MBT sector in the (a) 2021/22, (b) 2022/23, (c) 2023/24, (d) 2024/25 and (e) 2025/26 financial year; if not, (i) what non-financial support has the Department of Mobility provided to the MBT sector over the same period and (ii) what specific programmes or initiatives were implemented to support the sector’s recovery and development post-COVID-19; if so, what are the relevant details?