Abbreviations

ACSA Airports Company South Africa Limited

ATNS Air Traffic & Navigation Services Company Limited

SARCC South African Rail Commuter Corporation Limited

SANRAL South African National Roads Agency Limited

RAF Road Accident Fund

SAMSA South African Maritime Safety Authority

SACM South African Civil Aviation Authority

CBRTA Cross Border Road Transport Agency

UTF Urban Transport Fund

RTMC Road Traffic Management Corporation

RSR Railway Safety Regulator

ACSA

• Airport services, including the provision and maintenance of runways, taxi-ways and aprons together with terminal facilities Security, fire and rescue services
• Retail and commercial landlord activities including the provision of space within terminals to appropriate retailers (generally through turnover-related concessions) and the provision of other sites to operators such as car hire firms, banks and advertisers
• Property activities, including the development of airport infrastructure, retail and office premises and car parking facilities.

• ATNS is responsible for safe, orderly and expeditious air traffic, and navigational and associated services in its area of control.
• It provides extensive air traffic information services and related aeronautical support services in the major airspace corridors and at 21 airports throughout South Africa.
• Its Company College provides air traffic services training, and technical training for equipment support.

• controls and regulates civil aviation in South Africa and oversees the operations and development of the civil aviation

• industry, with particular emphasis on the controlling regulating and promotion of civil aviation safety and security

SARCC

• provides rail commuter services via a contract with Metrorail Services.
• services are provided in six regions: Gauteng, Tshwane, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London.

RSR

• regulates the safety of railway operations and promotes the harmonisation of safe railway operations in the SADC region.

SANRAL

• financing, management, control, planning, development, maintenance and rehabilitation of the South African national roads network.

RAF

• compensates victims of vehicle accidents on terms and conditions provided for in various Acts. It receives a dedicated Road Accident Fund levy, which is imposed on petrol and diesel.

CBRTA

• regulates and controls access to the cross-border road market by the road transport industry. It facilitates the establishment of cooperative and consultative relationships and structures between public and private sector institutions with an interest in cross-border road transport.

RTMC

responsible for road traffic law enforcement, training of traffic personnel, vehicle registration, licensing and roadworthiness testing, driver testing and licensing, management of traffic information systems, accident

investigation and recording and public road safety awareness communication

SAMSA

• aims to ensure the safety of life and property at sea, to prevent and combat pollution of the maritime environment by ships, and to promote South Africa's maritime interests.

UTF

• promotes transport planning and the provision of urban transport facilities, to facilitate integrated land use and transport planning and to initiate demonstration projects in line with its enabling Act.

• Financial
• Revenue grew 17,4 %
• Operating Profit grew 18, 8%
• Cash flow from operations grew 10,3%
• Passenger volumes grew 7,4%
• International awards

• Interesting stats
• 10 airports handled 200,000 aircraft landings &12 million departing passengers annually
• Infrastructure investment
• Upgraded the Port Elizabeth Terminal
• New security gates and landside access roads at JIA
• Opened a new R44 million domestic to international passenger transfer facility at JIA
• Completed a new R14,9 million access control facility at JIA, materially improving security over vehicles
• Completed the first phase of a programme for replacement of screening equipment and invested R53 million in security infrastructure

• Implemented phase one of the South African Advanced Air Traffic System (SAAATS) project to support regional integration and contribute to NEPAD as a growing Regional Economic Community
• Introduced new distance measuring equipment at Lanseria airport
• Provided synthesised messaging service to provide weather reports in a clear voice, reducing ambiguity in the message
• Established new transmitter and receiver sites at Johannesburg International airport
• Installed fibre optic communications between critical sites to replace existing copper infrastructure
• Completed a radar replacement and improvement project that achieves overlapping or dual radar coverage over major routes
• Flight plan submission via the internet was introduced
• Average delay per delayed flight recorded at 1,53 minutes compared to 11,57 minutes in the United Kingdom
• Average delay per movement of 11 seconds was achieved against an international benchmark of 20 seconds
• Put in place a system to measure service delivery and reports on a weekly basis to identify causes of and reduce delays
• Sourced 2 international air traffic controllers and validated 70 South African controllers
• The Central Airspace Management Unit is now operating with software which is more automated and less prone to human error
• The introduction of area navigation routes together with technologies such as automated sequencing ensure shorter distances for certain aircraft resulting in estimated savings to airlines of R 100 million per annum
• Various initiatives will improve aircraft capacity at major airports (20% increase at Johannesburg International Airport)

Infrastructure investment

• Reintroduced 58 coaches into service in Gauteng and Western Cape due to the refurbishment programme
• General overhaul of 383 coaches at a cost of R574 million
• Maintained rolling stock by investing R150 million
• Conducted 2 client satisfaction and perception surveys
• Created structures to be represented and presented rail development plans in all Provinces
• Complied with SABS environmental standards for new station developments and upgrades
• Developed a comprehensive rail information and knowledge management system
• Assisted all metropolitan planning authorities with the completion of Integrated Transport Plans (rail component)
• Committed R30 million to start SAPS involvement in rail security
• The primary road network was extended by 2070 km of roads
• The N1 Vaal, N1 Great North and N4 East Toll plazas were opened
• Poverty alleviation projects created 1 457 jobs; resulted in the building of 110 ramps or crossings; the construction of 91 km of sidewalks; the upgrade of 310 km of gravel roads; road clearance of 374 km and the construction of 9 bridges
• The infrastructure of 23 border posts was upgraded
• SANRAL was a major contributor to a locally developed Pave Concrete Pavement Design method
• The landmark Nelson Mandela Bridge was completed
• An upgrade of the N2 in support of the Coega development was 55 per cent completed at a cost of R 42 million
• 90 per cent of the N4 Platinum Highway project has been open to traffic and all toll plazas were opened by December 2003
• On the N2, 50 bridges were repaired and 13 rehabilitated

• Finalised 95% of new claims lodged
• Total claims paid increased to R3,99 Bn (2003 R 3,1 Bn)
• Reduced 60 246 inflated claims totaling R 613m by R 98,6m
• Administrative costs per claim decreased by 23% as a result of improved operational control
• Tighter management of claims process introduced to identify measures to reduce claims expenditure

• A total of 1011 ships (2003: 982) with a gross tonnage of 238 198 tons (2003:197 074) are registered under the S.A. Flag
• 59 casualties and incidents occurred (2003: 83)
• 219 foreign flagged ships were inspected an 4 were detained
• A further 11 ships were detained (2003: 35)
• 19 oil pollution incidents were investigated (2003: 20)
• A total of 277 of 438 candidates passed various examinations conducted by SAMSA (2003: 334 of 3 488)
• 3082 safety certificates were issued from 3530 ship surveys (2003: 3044 from 3846 surveys)
• 930 dry dock certificates were issued out of 1023 surveys conducted
• Fishing vessel safety:
• 61 lives were saved (2003:46)
• 28 (2003: 72) fatalities occurred and 6 (2003: 27) bodies were recovered 15 (2003: 30) were lost at sea
• A comprehensive flight training programme was established and almost 600 operating licenses were issued
• 3000 Ad hoc inspections
• 6176 maintenance audits and airworthiness inspections conducted
• A manufacturing section was established and manufacturing regulations were amended to meet global standards
• All 139 licensed airports were inspected
• Emergency management systems were established at 8 airports
• The Aviation Portfolio was restructured and Split into Safety and Security Portfolios to strengthen aviation security
• The backlog in outstanding accident reports was reduced substantially and the lead time for accident reports was shortened
• The SACAA was issued with an 1S09001:2000 certificate

• The Agency initiated a turnaround strategy that brought it from near bankruptcy to reflecting a marginal profit in 2004
• Various Committees established by the Board
• Recovered fines held by Magistrates Courts and implemented a system to ensure ongoing collection
• Played a major role to facilitate the opening of the Beit Bridge border post for commercial clearance 24 hours per day
• Established a division for data collection
• Conducted 3122 roadblocks and inspected 86845 vehicles
• Instituted 7069 prosecutions and collected R5, 8 million in fines
• Established an overload control unit & introduced permit conditions. Instituted 167 prosecutions for overloading and 142 for cabotage
• Issued 62 572 permits for cross border transportation of goods and passengers

• Assisted with the upgrade of sections of the Khulani corridor to address the storm water management system
• Partnered with the City of Johannesburg to provide pubis transport facilities at the Baragwanath node
• Assisted the City of Cape Town with the development of the Khayelitsha rail extension and the planning and design of two stations
• Construction of taxi and public transport facilities in the Inanda Ntuzurna KwaMashu Urban Renewal Node commenced
• Planning of the Edendal-NorthdaIe Corridor (Msundusi MunIcipality) completed to ensure connectivity between various parts of the city
• The National Transport Register was developed in 2002/03. In 2003/04 end users have been trained and the two modules of the system was rolled out to Provinces

• The Board commenced operating on 14 August 2003 created a number of Committees to address corporate governance issues
• The Finance and Procurement policies were approved
• A Chief Executive Officer appointed
• Corporate Plan 2003104 2005/06 developed and approved
• Strategic objectives were developed, including the structure, an operational strategy, and action plans
• Safety Management System Regulation, approved
• Financial accounting system was put in place

• Provincial Transport MEC's have agreed to the transfer of powers and resources from provinces to the RTMC. However, in some Provinces, traffic enforcement has been transferred to Safety and Security, Consultations will take place to resolve these issues
• All existing contractual arrangements will be transferred to RTMC
• Staff from Land Transport Management will be seconded to the RTMC
• A thorough financial modeling exercise will be done to ensure that the RTMC will be financially viable
• Powers and responsibilities will be delegated to Departmental and Provincial staff who presently carry out the functions which will be transferred

• Revenue is adequate to sustain the operations, but the funding position must be considered carefully when planning capital expenditure, because capital expansion could become too rapid to sustain, resulting in reduced profits
• Current liabilities exceed current assets by R647,7 million, a ratio of 3,54 times, which is considered unhealthy
• Retained earnings amount to R2,3 billion. Equity of R3 billion is mainly represented in fixed assets of R3,1 billion
• Overall, ACSA is in a sound financial position, but should improve its net current asset position

ATNS

• Overall, the financial position at 31 March 2004 looks sound. While net fixed assets increased a healthy liquidity position was maintained and borrowings were reduced. ATNS also did not have too much cash and short-term investments on hand compared to its short term obligations

SARCC

• A net loss for the year of R138,3 million resulted in an accumulated deficit of R35,2 million. The SARCC however measures its financial performance on a cash basis and shows a surplus of R14,4 million
• Contributing to the surplus of R14,4 million is income from investments of R109,4 million (increase of R26,2 million). The SARCC therefore managed its capital expenditure programme and expenditure closely and need to continue to do so to sustain a surplus on the cash basis.
• The current asset ratio is healthy at 1,92. The SARCC may consider longer term investments since it needs to maintain the level of income from investments

SANRAL

• The net loss increased by R580,7 million compared to the previous year, mainly due to the reduction in accounting value of four toll routes of R358,3 million, a decrease in non-toll revenue of R106,2 million, an increase in finance costs of R270,5 million and increased toll revenue of R147,2 million
• The net loss for the year was R1, 1 billion (toll R875 m, non toll R239 m)
• The accumulated loss amounted to R3,6 billion, due to toll operations
• Borrowings increased by R 1 ,25 billion to fund toll roads
• Current liabilities exceed current assets by R321 ,9 million (2003. R283,7 million). SANRAL should improve its net current asset position

RAF

• The accumulated deficit increased by R828 million to R23, billion
• Despite upward adjustments to the fuel levy, the negative cash flow situation continued, and investments of R502 million were depleted
• Although steps were taken to cut costs and to improve the financial situation the situation is expected to remain unsustainable until amended by legislative changes

SAFETY

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

SERVICE DELIVERY