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Transport minister Dipuo Peters announced the statistics of road fatalities which took place over the festive season in Pretoria on Tuesday, seeing a 14% increase.Picture : Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

Road carnage

Road carnage up by 14 percent compared to last year

By Barry Bateman

Transport minister Dipuo Peters announced the statistics of road fatalities, which took place over the festive season in Pretoria on Tuesday, highlighting a 14...

  • Emergency services have arrived on the scene. Picture: ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd @ER24EMS.

    A weekend of road carnage

    Kieno Kammies speaks to WC Traffic Chief Kenny Africa & Transport Minister Dipuo Peters about the continuing carnage on SA’s roads after around 100 people were killed in separate incidents on the country’s roads.

    2540 days ago
  • Three people have tragically lost their lives and two people were injured following an accident on the N4 towards Pretoria after the Solomon Mahlangu offramp in Pretoria on 13 January 2015. Picture: Santi Steinmann/iWitness

    South Africa’s road carnage over the Easter holidays

    Advocate Makhosini Msibi from the Road Traffic Management Corporation speaks to Radio 702’s Udo Carelse about the road carnage which took place over the Easter holidays.

    2684 days ago
  • Minister Dipuo Peters said nearly 1,400 people have died in collisions since the beginning of December. Picture: Graeme Raubenheimer/EWN.

    Road safety council on the cards

    Minister Dipuo Peters said nearly 1,400 people have died in collisions since the beginning of December.

    3138 days ago
  • Transport Minister Dipuo Peters. Picture: GCIS.

    Festive road deaths marginally down

    Minister Dipuo Peters said nearly 1,400 people died in road crashes since the start of December.

    3139 days ago
  • The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has revealed that a total of 1,184 people died on South African roads in December 2013. Picture: Supplied.

    Festive accidents claimed 38 lives per day

    A total of 1,184 people died on SA's roads during the month of December.

    3145 days ago
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