2017
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21 April
Easter accidents down
Limpopo roads were full to bursting by Thursday, 13 April. Photo: TK Mashaba TK Mashaba Limpopo’s roads were once again packed to the gills during the Easter long weekend as the devout made their way to Moria and tourists made for holiday destinations. This year, however, it appears that the number of accidents is down from last year. The full statistics have not yet been released, but officials are
optimistic that a decrease in the number of accidents is on the cards. Several accidents were reported, but fewer were reported than in 2016. Minister of Transport Joe Maswangane thanked road users for abiding by the laws of the road. He also expressed his disgust at uniformed officers who were caught soliciting bribes in Gauteng and Limpopo. Bela-Bela Traffic Department
manager Isaac Monare thanked the officers who worked tirelessly over the long weekend. “If we can all have patience on the roads like we did this year, we can have safer roads,” Monare said. The Road Traffic Management Corporation revealed that the main causes of Easter road deaths were drunken and negligent driving, fatigue, and pedestrian hit and runs.
Forensic audit results finally released
meeting where it was decided that KPMG representatives would present the report on a Andries van certain day in March. This der Heyde clearly never took place. The EFF’s Sello Mosweu, the DA’s Frans The results of the longMothokwa, and executive awaited KPMG result committee member Kobus were finally released after van der Merwe all 11 months on Tuesday, 11 demanded that the KPMG April, during a council issue be settled first, but meeting of the Bela-Bela Moeletsi maintained that Municipality. the agenda must be In the 11 months that the followed. report has languished Mosweu attempted to without being released, a interrupt the meeting a child died in violent number of times, but the protests in the township, ANC continued to discuss the mayor, Jeremia the mid-term budget, the Ngobeni, had his personal year-end report, the vehicle set on fire and the municipal budget and community has become service delivery convinced that the reason implementation plan, as for the delay in releasing well as the supplementary the report is that the budget for the coming municipality is ‘hiding financial year. something’. The public were then Many residents wanted asked to leave the to attend the latest council chambers so that the meeting, but were notified KPMG report could be on the day that only 30 presented. Council members of the public members soon also left the would be admitted ‘due to chambers amid a great the number of seats deal of noise, however, available’. and The Post was told that The BEAT’s sister paper there was a disagreement The Post was able to gain between Ngobeni and access to the meeting, but some opposition members, many members of the which led to the council’s public were displeased unexpected adjournment. about the arrangement and Council members were made a great deal of noise upset because, as it turned outside. out, no KPMG The opposition was representative was present displeased because the to present the report. The speaker, Zachariah findings were, however, Moeletsi, had promised made available, and this weeks ago that the report matter has now been would soon be released. ‘addressed’. The Post was also present at a previous Read more on Page 3