Roundtable: SA Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy

A Logistics & Transport System To Support Faster & More Inclusive Growth

The South African Chamber of Commerce UK is delighted to host Honourable Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s Minister of Transport, for a high-level roundtable discussion on the future of logistics and transport reform in South Africa.

Logistics reform started gaining traction through the last administration as it became a key priority of the Presidency’s “Operation Vulindlela” structural reform group, the adoption by cabinet of the far-reaching vision of the Freight Logistics Roadmap and the creation of the National Logistics Crisis committee (which has worked on both operational and structural reform efforts around the sector). Efforts to make the sector fit to support faster and inclusive growth of the South African economy have been redoubled with the arrival of Minister Barbara Creecy into the role of Minister of Transport last year after the elections - taking control not only policy issues here but also the shareholding responsibility for Transnet.

With the Chamber’s ongoing interest in infrastructure and series of events on the topic in recent years - we are therefore delighted to welcome Minister Creecy to London and host her for a private sector engagement roundtable to hear about the government’s reform efforts and the role for the private sector in this.

We will be joined by chamber members and leaders from the logistics sector in the UK to have a detailed engagement and discussion. 

Members:  Free of Charge
Non members:  £20 + VAT

Honourable Barbara Creecy
Ms Barbara Creecy was appointed as Minister of Transport from 3 July 2024, in the new Government of National Unity.

Ms Creecy served as the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of the Republic of South Africa between 2019 and 2024.  In November 2019, Ms Creecy was also elected as the President of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). Ms Creecy is one of the leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and currently serves as a member of the National Executive Committee and National Working Committee.

Ms Creecy was one of the longest serving Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. She joined the legislature in 1994, and until 2004, served in different portfolios including Deputy Chief Whip as well as Chairperson of the Social Development and Education Committees.

Minister Creecy holds an Honours Degree in Political Science from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of London.