Transport Department must urgently tackle systemic failures

THE DA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) notes with serious concern findings presented during a recent Transport Portfolio Committee briefing, which included an overview of the provincial Department of Transport’s (DoT) 2024/2025 Annual Report.

- RIONA GOKOOL | DA KZN Spokesperson on Transport

Both documents expose a continuing pattern of underperformance, infrastructure backlogs, and weak financial management, which continue to undermine service delivery across our province.

Of particular concern is that, during the committee meeting, the department sought to deflect responsibility for its failures by blaming Provincial Treasury for delays in paying contractors.

The DA rejects this excuse as inaccurate and misleading. The DoT’s longstanding record of poor project management, chronic underspending, and irregular expenditure cannot be attributed to Treasury.