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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
BARBARA CREECY

Transport Minister Creecy reports 18% drop in Easter road fatalities

Easter road fatalities fall from 356 to 291 thanks to intensified enforcement and 321 roadblocks nationwide

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
3 min read
Transport minister, Barbara Creecy during Monday’s media briefing on the release of the preliminary 2024/2025 Festive Season Statistics in Pretoria. (Supplied)
BARBARA CREECY

Deaths on South African roads during the festive period up 5.3%

KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
MOTORCYCLE HELMETS

Annually, the lives of 1.19 million people are lost to car accidents

Measures are being taken to reduce the amount of injuries and deaths on roads

  • Partner Content
5 min read
COVID 19

55 people killed on Western Cape roads during holiday season week

Drunk driving a major concern for road safety: 39 people arrested for driving under the influence.

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Pedestrian deaths up but road fatalities down over Easter

Easter long weekend under adjusted Level 1 Lockdown showed a 2.1% reduction in crashes, while fatalities decreased by 9.6%

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read