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Smarter Mobility Africa Summit – October 2022
Sustainable Transport Africa and Africa’s transport decision makers are meeting on 5-7 October at the Smarter Mobility Africa summit.
The event returns to a full scale in-person event, covering the length and breadth of the mobility industry, taking place in October during African Mobility Month and South Africa’s October Transport Month.
It will bring together thought leaders from business and government who aim to consolidate efforts to transition towards electric and smarter mobility.
Join Africa’s mobility event and connect with 1200+ delegates, 150+ speakers and 100+ exhibitors.
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Location: CSIR, Tshwane, South Africa
Dates and opening time: 5-7 October
Venue: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research International Convention Centre
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High Level Discussions on Road Safety in Nairobi
Sustainable Transport Africa involved in a high-level discussion on Road Safety in Nairobi, hosted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and World Resources Institute (WRI)and sponsored by the FIA Foundation
PSV Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting, Nairobi Kenya
Sustainable Transport Africa attended the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya which was presided over by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng. Michael Kamau on 8th October 2013.
The meeting was well attended by thousands of matatu (mini-bus) owners, and their representatives who discussed items that would revolutionize the transport sector, though some have already been used by fleets over the past decade.
The draft PSV regulations that were introduced included new key notable features that would indirectly improve safety, efficiency and security, a few are listed below:
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- Mandatory cashless systems
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- Permanent employees
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- Tax auditing
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- Timetables
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- Outsourcing of driver test centres
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- Outsourcing of the vehicle inspection centres
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- Move away from single vehicle operators to fleets of 30 vehicles and above run by companies
- The reintroduction of standing passengers on city buses
This government initiative would be a great start in regulating PSV’s in densely populated cities, though in less densely populated rural areas it would be a challenge. It would also be great to see gradual implementation of MRT, TDM and NMT.
The statements by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure and the proposed draft PSV regulations presented at the PSV Stakeholders’ meeting are made available for download here.