Public Safety & Transport

Tel: +27 (58)  718-3756
Fax: +27 (58)  718-3775/7

The Directorate comprises of the following sub-divisions

  • Traffic Division
  • Fire and Emergency Division
  • Transport Division
  • Disaster Management
  • Civil Division

Traffic Division

  • All traffic compliance
  • Attending accidents
  • Attendance of sport-related activities
  • By-law compliance
  • Court attendance
  • Escorts
  • Execution of warrants of arrests
  • Law enforcement
  • Point duty
  • Pounding of stray animals on public roads
  • Visible traffic policing

Tel: +27 (58)  713-0941 / 0929
Fax: +27 (58)  713-0921

Fire & Emergency Division

  • Planning, coordination and regulation of fire services
  • Specialized fire-fighting services, veld fires, mountain rescue and structural fires
  • Coordination of the standardization of infrastructure, vehicles, equipment and procedures
  • Training of fire fighters

Tel: +27 (58)  713-1777
Fax: +27 (58)  713-1124

Transport Division

  • Analysis of fuel consumption and repairs undertaken
  • Control of council fleet
  • Enforcement of vehicle policy
  • Investigation of accidents with council vehicles and drivers
  • Process for purchase of council vehicles
  • Processing of insurance claims
  • Regulation of trips
  • Review and update of vehicle policy

Tel: +27 (58)  718-3788
Fax: +27 (58)  718-3777

Disaster Management

  • Management of Municipal Disaster Management
  • Disaster Response
  • Prevention and mitigation
  • Monitoring, measuring performance and evaluating disaster management plans and prevention, mitigation and response initiatives

Tel: +27 (58)  713-1777
Fax: +27 (58)  713-1124

Civil Division

The Civil Division has two Sub-Divisions, namely

  • Roads, storm water, foot bridges and railway sidings
  • Water and sanitation – Council-owned entity

Tel: +27 (58)  718-3700
Fax: +27 (58)  718-3777