Drunk driving
Traffic officials increase measures to stop drunk driving
Following a year of COVID restrictions, South Africans are taking full advantage of the holidays to get away for a while.
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CT Metro cops left speechless as drunk driver takes one last sip before arrest
At a roadblock in the Blue Downs area on Sunday, officers noticed an open bottle of brandy between the man's legs when they stopped him.
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Police investigate officer who was filmed fighting with taxi driver
The constable is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent driving.
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Khayelitsha cop facing drunk driving charges after crashing police car
The incident led to an altercation between the two drivers, which included a SAPS member in uniform who appeared unsteady on his feet.
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Drunk drivers on traffic officials’ radar this festive season
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula unveiled his plan to reduce the carnage on the roads over the holiday period in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
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Mbalula: Days of having a drink or two before driving are over
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula explained that alcohol remained a serious societal challenge, saying that since the reopening of alcohol sales they had noted an increase in fatalities on the roads.
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Mamabolo: The way people drink alcohol is uncultured & has consequences
Gauteng Transport MEC and acting Health MEC Jacob Mamabolo has backed calls by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula for a review of the country's alcohol laws.
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0% blood-alcohol limit still possible, warns Mbalula
Fikile Mbalula has assured the country that they are before Parliament, arguing for the tightening of alcohol related laws.
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Mbalula calls for stricter alcohol laws, says 'people are out of control'
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula made the call during a briefing on Monday after three Tshwane metro police officers were killed in a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.
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‘The virus is still upon us’: Public urged to remain vigilant, drink responsibly
Restrictions have been eased, to allow for more movement as more sectors of the economy reopen including bars, taverns.
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3 Tshwane metro officers, suspect killed in high-speed chase
The officers lost their lives in the early hours of Sunday morning on the N4 between trans Orange Road and Rebecca Street.
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Drunk driving accounts for 27.1% of fatal crashes in SA, report finds
The research was conducted by the RTMC in collaboration with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and the University of South Africa (Unisa).
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CT taxi driver who killed traffic cop in hit-and-run appears in court
Traffic officer Deon Sampson, aged 46, was run over in Lingelethu on Friday night.
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Truck driver in deadly Jozini crash abandons bail bid
Sipho Ntuli - who faces eight counts of culpable homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol - appeared in the Ubombo Magistrates Court on Friday.
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EC ANC chief whip in court for drunk driving, breaking lockdown rules
The party's chief whip in the Chris Hani District Municipality, Madoda Papiyana, was arrested on Friday.
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Traffic police firearm instructor to appear in Pretoria court for drunk driving
The man was arrested by the Road Traffic Management Corporation's anti-corruption unit on Friday.
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JMPD: Sentence handed to drunk driver for killing two officers disappointing
Albert Pretorius rammed his vehicle into a visible Jmpd policing operation killing Winnie Mokgolo and Sophie Ngoasheng.
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Over 24,000 drunk drivers arrested over festive season: Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele said police had their hands full during the festive period as they had to arrest thousands who broke the law.
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Young drivers breaking road rules a particular concern for authorities
Gauteng traffic spokesperson Obed Sibasa said the number of people, especially youths, driving drunk is a problem.
