Festive season
Cele launches Western Cape safer season
More than 150 new vehicles were handed over to 16 clusters in the province, and a long-awaited mobile police station for the Makhaza precinct was unveiled.
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SA records a decline in road fatalities over festive season
On 22 January 2021, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula released the statistics for road fatalities over the festive season, reporting there had been a decline in deaths compared to previous years.
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Makhura: Gauteng’s COVID-19 positivity rate spiked by 6% during festive season
Makhura is briefing the media on the progress in the fight against the virus in the country's economic hub.
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NSRI urges bathers to only swim at beaches protected by lifeguards
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has noted that with many beaches currently closed, South Africans are now opting to visit rivers, lakes, and dams.
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WC traffic officials urge motorists to be responsible on the roads
The Western Cape government on Friday urged those getting behind the wheel to be cautious this festive season.
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Minister Mkhize warns SA against COVID-19 complacency
The minister said this is no ordinary festive season because of the hardship and disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Virus dampens holidays worldwide as vaccinations gather speed
European nations on Wednesday had started easing travel bans on Britain to contain a new coronavirus variant that UK officials believe spreads faster, with thousands of lorry drivers stranded in Britain.
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Mbalula says authorities to enforce curfew to stop carnage on the roads
The minister on Tuesday released the Transport Department’s 2020 festive season preliminary road statistics, saying there was a decline in road fatalities in six provinces in the past 20 days.
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690 people died on SA’s roads since December started - Mbalula
The Department of Transport has set a target to ensure a 20% decline in fatalities this festive season.
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No scientific evidence to back closing of beaches, says DA’s Steenhuisen
Winde said he's written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting he reconsider the move.
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Law enforcement to conduct spot checks at roadblocks this festive season
Despite the COVID-19 regulations closing beaches and public parks, officials are expecting an average of 1,500 vehicles on the roads every hour.
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Despite staff shortages, KZN officials confident of meeting safety demands
One of the most affected entities is the Road Traffic Inspectorate, which has more than 200 vacant positions and cannot operate a 24-hour shift system.
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RASA to request review, shebeen owners welcome new COVID rules
On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that restaurants and bars will have to close at 10 pm.
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The Broken Rainbow Ep 4: Spending the holidays with chosen family
Some queer people say the continued ostracisation and homophobic treatment from their communities and relatives mean they can't go back home.
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Ramaphosa: 10% of citizens to access COVID-19 vaccine early next year
In his address to the nation on Monday night, Ramaphosa said all beaches in the Eastern Cape will be closed between 16 December and 3 January, while in KwaZulu-Natal they will be closed on certain days of the festive.
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Alcohol policy alliance calls for ban on alcohol consumption in public
It wants restrictions for drinking in public during the holidays.
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SA Tourism: We will take COVID-19 hammering as it comes this festive season
There are concerns that this year's holiday period will have a knock-on effect on tourism with uncertainty around whether it’s safe or even advisable to make travel arrangements.
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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.
