Transport Minister Barbara Creecy urges smart technology adoption to tackle vandalism, theft, and infrastructure issues in South Africa’s transport sector.
Minister Barbara Creecy discusses smart solutions to rebuild and modernise South Africa ’s transport sector post-pandemic. Picture: SuppliedTransport Minister, Barbara Creecy , called for innovative technologies to address the challenges facing South Africa ’s transport system, including vandalism, theft, and infrastructure decay.
The minister highlighted efforts to rebuild and modernise the sector, with a focus on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and sustainability trends.“We need to take advantage of the new technologies and processes available to us to maximise precious opportunities for economic growth and adequately meet government's priorities,” Creecy said.
Creecy pointed to the 2020 National Household Travel Survey, which reveals that many South Africans are forced to spend more on unreliable and expensive transport options. “Prasa has employed several smart infrastructure solutions to bring back commuters and secure the system, aiming to return to pre-pandemic levels of 600 million annual passengers,” Mailoane said.
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