FESTIVE TRAVEL BY SINAZO MKOKO
Lawlessness will not be tolerated “One life lost is indeed one too many.”
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he 2023/24 festive season road safety campaign was officially launched by the Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, along with other MECs and relevant stakeholders on Sunday, November 26, at the Tsakane stadium in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
The official launch came a week after World Day of Remembrance. Delivering her keynote address, Hon. Chikunga stated that this holiday season, like the Easter holidays, is one of the busiest traffic times on the
country’s roads as there are several movements between provinces. She said it is also a time when South Africa sees a large influx of tourists from nearby countries visiting the country. OUTLINING PLANS FOR THIS 2023/24 FESTIVE SEASON CAMPAIGN Hon. Chikunga vowed that the Department of Transport, in collaboration with provincial and municipal traffic departments and transport agencies such as the Road Traffic Management Corporation, the Road Traffic Infringement Agency, the
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Cross-Border Road Traffic Agency, and the South African Police Service, will once again go out to make the roads safer during this time. She said they start the festive season inspired by the achievement recorded last year, which showed that road traffic crashes decreased during the six weeks of the festive season. “Last year, crashes dropped by seven (7) percent from one thousand three hundred and ninety-five (1395) crashes to one thousand two
