About us
The Department's mandate is to:
- Deliver on the national roads programme as part of the
National Development Plan
and to implement the Governments roads safety strategy.
- Provide a well functioning, integrated public transport system and ensure improved
public transport provision by delivering new public transport infrastructure and
facilities.
- Ensuring that aviation practices and procedures comply with best international standards.
Promote the development of a vibrant, competitive and progressively regulated aviation
sector. Provide adequate airport infrastructure and competitive airport services.
- Establish, promote, regulate and enforce maritime safety and security standards.
Provide emergency response services and safeguard the maritime environment. The
Department is also responsible for ports and shipping policy.
The implementation of some aspects of these policies has been entrusted to a range
of state-sponsored bodies for which the Department retains overall responsibility.