
Festive season
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...
Makhura is briefing the media on the progress in the fight against the virus in the country's economic hub.
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.
The Western Cape government on Friday urged those getting behind the wheel to be cautious this festive season.
The minister said this is no ordinary festive season because of the hardship and disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
The Department of Transport has set a target to ensure a 20% decline in fatalities this festive season.
Winde said he's written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting he reconsider the move.
Despite the COVID-19 regulations closing beaches and public parks, officials are expecting an average of 1,500 vehicles on the roads every hour.
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.
On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that restaurants and bars will have to close at 10 pm.
Some queer people say the continued ostracisation and homophobic treatment from their communities and relatives mean they can't go back home.
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.
It wants restrictions for drinking in public during the holidays.
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.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula unveiled his plan to reduce the carnage on the roads over the holiday period in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula unveiled the festive season campaign for safer roads in the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.