Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has urged motorists to exercise extra caution as schools re-open on Monday, 18 July. "Roads across the country will be busier than usual this week as schools re-open on 18 July. "We are pleading with all South Africans to take personally the fight against deaths on our roads and for everyone to work together to bring down … [Read more...] about Motorists urged to drive safely ahead of schools re-opening
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Curbing Africa’s Road Deaths at the Road Safety Africa Summit
The African continent experiences 200 000 road deaths a year. The basic premise for South Africa's national transport policy framework is "to provide safe, reliable, effective, efficient and fully integrated transport operations and infrastructure which will best meet the needs of freight and passenger customers at improving levels of service and cost." These fundamentals are … [Read more...] about Curbing Africa’s Road Deaths at the Road Safety Africa Summit
Johannesburg takes road safety campaign to schools
Pretoria - The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is taking its road safety campaign to schools in a bid to reduce the number of road accidents and promote the correct use of road infrastructure. JRA spokesperson Nkosana Lekotjolo said the objective of the campaign was to make children of Johannesburg aware of road safety issues from an early age and to influence their future … [Read more...] about Johannesburg takes road safety campaign to schools
South African National Taxi Council in Support of Road Safety
The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) will intensify its road safety campaign in support of the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011 – 2010) as launched by the National Department of Transport on Wednesday 11 May 2011. SANTACO launched its much lauded Operation Hlokomela campaign in November 2010 as part of its underlying aim of improving the safety of … [Read more...] about South African National Taxi Council in Support of Road Safety
South Africa launches Decade of Action for Road Safety
Pretoria - Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele says South Africa will use the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 campaign to ensure that road safety is everyone's business. He says the Transport Ministry together with stakeholders will ensure that message of road safety is spread everywhere – from- mosques, temples, churches, schools, business to ensure that everyone is … [Read more...] about South Africa launches Decade of Action for Road Safety
