RTMC’s Corporate Social Responsibility
Reaching communities, empowering people and transforming lives
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) believes in transforming the lives of the people living in the communities in which it operates, turning scars into stars, challenges into celebrations and problems into promises of a bright future for the citizens of South Africa.
The Corporation plays an important role in the transformation of its stakeholders and communities and aims to facilitate sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes.
Our CSR focus complements the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) as it highlights the focus arears mentioned as priorities of the NDP and MTSF. The NDP by outlining the vision for 2030 seeks to write a new story for South Africa. Therefore, the key priorities outlined in the NDP that influences the focus and implementation of the CSR programmes are economy and employment, improving education training and innovation, promoting health, building safer communities and transforming society and building the country.
The focus of the RTMC Corporate Social Responsibility programmes is not only on funding of projects, rather we are committed to being directly involved in our programmes, approaching every project with a view to facilitate sustainable development and self-sufficiency in the communities.
Our commitment to sustainably impacting and bringing a positive transformation to the lives of South Africans, embracing our people and communities with education and training, job creation, public health, community development and support, environmental conservation, sport, arts and culture.
While our commitment to enhancing the lives of all in South Africa, the greater need of vulnerable children, orphans, youth, rural, semi urban and previously disadvantaged communities and pensioners remains focal to our CSR programmes.
Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa has aligned itself with global practices over the last two decades. Therefore, RTMC has strengthened its focus on the importance of supporting the CSR function within the Corporation.
“If a brand genuinely wants to make a social contribution, it should start with who they are, not what they do. For only when a brand has defined itself and its core values can it identify causes or social responsibility initiatives that are in alignment with its authentic brand story.” Simon Mainwaring
On 22 December 2020, the RTMC hosted the Road Safety Educational and Child Stimulating Toys Corporate Social Responsibility Project at Job-Shimankana Tabane Hospital in Rustenburg, North West. The Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, MEC Sello Lehari led the initiative. The Corporation in partnership with the department donated road safety educational toys, soft toys, child stimulating and to the children who have been admitted to hospital due to road crash injuries.
Road Safety Educational and Child Stimulating Toys CSR Project
The Corporation implemented the RTMC Festive Season Care Hamper Corporate Social Responsibility Drive during the month of December 2020. The handover events were held as follows: 14 December 2020 17 December 2020 22 December 2020 23 December 2020 31 December 2020 Gauteng: Diepsloot, Alexandra The Festive Care Hamper CSR Project Drive was implemented in partnership with the National Department of Transport: Office of the Deputy Minister. The RTMC provided grocery hampers and bedding to vulnerable households that have been identified through the social services in the provinces. The initiative reached 405 (four hundred and eight) households from impoverished backgrounds who were also affected the loss of income by the national lockdown as per the COVID-19 pandemic challenges, the initiative focused on households from rural, semi-rural and informal settlements affect by high poverty rates.
Festive Season Care Hamper
Child Headed Households CSR Project
On the 04th March 2016 the Corporation together with the Department of Transport hosted the Deputy Ministers Child Headed Households Educare Project, which was focused on children and youth from Child Headed Households in the area of Nquthu, Kwa-Zulu Natal, who are affected by road safety and socio-economic challenges in the area. This assisted the learners from the school with lunch food packs to the most vulnerable learners form these households in the community.
School Shoes and Sponsorship CSR Project
Furthermore, the Corporation a school shoes donation and learner sponsorship Corporate Social Investment Project in the rural Mahlatjane Village, Limpopo Province. The project took place on the 18th March 2016 and the purpose of the project was to provide the most vulnerable learners at the school with school shoes. Two hundred (200) learners were the beneficiaries of the initiative.
Free Eye Testing and Spectacles CSR
Furthermore, the Corporation in together with Nissan South Africa hosted a “Free Eye Testing and Spectacles” Corporate Social Investment Project in the rural Lulekani, Matiko Xhikaya Village in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province. The project took place on the 29th of September 2015 and the purpose of the project was to provide free eye testing to the learners in grade 11 and 12 at the school, this was aimed to assist the learners to know the state of their vision, provide with referrals and free spectacles to the learners with impaired vision and to also assist to contribute towards the readiness of the learners for their final exams commencing in the month of October 2015.
RTMC Nelson Mandela Day CSR
On the 07th of August 2015 the Corporation hosted the International Nelson Mandela Day Corporate Social Investment Project, which was focused on Youth Headed Households in the informal settlements of Diepsloot. The Corporation donated to six (6) families, grocery packs, blankets, cleaning items packs, toiletries packs and appliances packs. This assisted the families greatly as some of them, their homes burnt down and the initiative assisted the families to better their lives.
Child Headed Households Educare Project
Furthermore, the Corporation in partnership with Department of Transport hosted a Child Headed Households Educare Project in Mpumalanga, Volksrust. Focused on (one hundred) 100 vulnerable Child Headed Households in the area, of which the breadwinners and/or parents were victims of road fatalities. Assisted with grocery packs and school shoes to the vulnerable child headed households in the community.
Anti-Xenophobic Social Welfare Project
On the 22nd of April 2015 the Corporation joined the country in the campaign against the outbreak of the xenophobic attacks against Non-South African citizens residing in South Africa. The Corporation donated sanitary pads, toiletries, pampers diapers, antiperspirant deodorants, soccer balls and RTMC branded water to the Germiston Refugee Camp that was accommodating those who were affected by the outbreak.
Tembisa Hospital Soft Toys CSR Project
The RTMC in collaboration with the Tembisa Hospital hosted a Corporate Social Responsibility Project, where the Corporation donated soft toys to the 4 (four) children’s wards in the hospital. The four wards included the 1 (one) Orthopaedics, 1 (one) Burns and 2 (two) Medical wards.
The purpose of participating in projects under health and social welfare forms part of our focus areas and our target beneficiaries includes vulnerable children. Donating of soft toys to the children that are admitted in the government hospital falls under this category. The Corporation donated the following: rattles – different sizes, rubber balls, baby beads, teddy bears, colouring books and crayons.
Road Safety Educational Toys and Dignity Packs CSR Project
The Road Traffic Management Corporation through its CSR programme hosted the Road Safety Educational Toys and Dignity Packs Corporate Social Responsibility Project, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Community Safety. The handover was led by the MEC. Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane who gave a key note address and handed over the educational toys and dignity packs to the beneficiaries at Unity Primary School, which is situated at, Tarlton Farm, Gauteng province. The handover event was hosted on the 03rd March 2018. The initiative was aimed at donating 150 (one hundred and fifty) dignity packs and 50 (fifty) educational toys to the learners in the school from less privileged households, identified through the school’s Social Welfare Committee. The MEC, the RTMC Management and Representatives from the Office of the Mayor, presented the donated items to the learners from the school during the hand over.
My Safety Bag Pack CSR Project
Furthermore, the Road Traffic Management Corporation through its CSR programme hosted the My Safety Bag Pack Corporate Social Responsibility Project, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Community Safety. The handover event was led by the MEC. Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane who gave a key note address and handed over the RTMC Branded School Safety Bags, Stationery Items and Road Safety Books to the beneficiaries at Kwaagafontein Farm School, which is situated at De La Rey Farm, Tarlton Gauteng province.
The handover event was hosted on the 03rd March 2018. At the hand over event, 150 (one hundred and fifty) beneficiaries received RTMC Branded school bags with road safety reflective strips, stationery items and road safety educational books. The MEC, the RTMC Management and Representatives from the Office of the Mayor, presented the donated items to the learners from the school during hand over.
Road Safety Child Headed Household CSR Project
Winter Warmer School Uniform CSR Project
RTMC Nelson Mandela Day
RTMC Indoor Mobile Library
National School Nutritional Programme CSR Project
Learner Support and Back to School CSR Project
Mandela Day
Beneficiaries | Innitiatives |
Gauteng, Plastic view | Donation of mattresses and blankets to the community of plastic view informal settlement |
Free State, Fouriesburg | Distribution of groceries and feminine health sanitary towels to community members and farm workers forcefully evicted from their farm houses |
Free State, Welkom | Donation of mattresses and blankets to high poverty stricken households |
Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Metro | Donation of mattresses and blankets to an informal settlement affected by violent and harsh winter storms |
North West, Bapong | Donation of mattresses and blankets to poverty stricken households |
RTMC’s National Feminine Care CSR Project
Province | Date | School Name | Beneficiaries |
Gauteng |
24 October 2016 07 November 2016 |
Jordan Secondary School: 427 Pholosho Secondary School : 495 |
922 |
North West |
27 October 2016 |
Johane Mokolobetsi Secondary School: 126 Thaba Morula Secondary School : 192 |
318 |
Limpopo |
03 November 2016 |
Peter Nchabeleng Secondary School : 120 David Nkoana Primary School : 30 |
150 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
10 November 2016 11 November 2016 |
Mbuyazi Primary School : 150 Siyabonga Secondary School : 747 |
897 |
Eastern Cape |
17 November 2016 17 November 2016 18 November 2016 |
Ndyebo Ntsaluba Senior Secondary School : 242 Ngubezulu Junior Secondary School : 76 Lingelethu Senior Secondary School: 222 |
540 |