Road deaths
At least 14 people killed in collision near Estcourt
Two trucks and a minibus taxi collided in the Estcourt area on Monday night.
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4 people dead in N1 collision
Two trucks smashed into each between Beaufort West and Three Sisters.
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Bring drunk driving limit to 0, says Mbalula as accidents cost SA R168bn
During his festive season safety announcement, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said government had met its target to decrease road deaths by 10% compared to the same period the previous year.
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Mbalula to release mid-festive season road stats
There have been a number of accidents over the past few days, with five people killed in a collision on the N4 near Rustenburg, in the North West.
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Cape Roads claim 10 lives since the start of long weekend
With holidaymakers using major routes this festive season, road safety remains at the forefront.
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Limpopo SAPS probe case of culpable homicide after 5 pupils die in crash
Police said the students died on the scene while the driver has been left critically injured.
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Social workers deployed to NW schools after 7 pupils killed in car crash
The department’s Elias Malindi said social workers were deployed to the schools in Rietpan.
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13 die in car accidents in Mpumalanga, North West
In Mpumalanga, three people died when a bakkie they were travelling in overturned near the Sudwala Caves around Mbombela on Saturday night.
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Baby killed in taxi collision near Touws River
This brings the total to 25 people who have died on the province's roads since Friday.
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Ramaphosa appeals to SA to rely more on public transport to reduce road deaths
Ramaphosa said to assist, government is building more bus rapid transit systems in major cities in order to meet the demand as millions of commuters grow.
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7 killed in separate EC road crashes in one day
Four people lost their lives when the driver lost control of his vehicle travelling on the N9 between Willowmore and Aberdeen.
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Africa: Round the clock monitoring biggest challenge for WC traffic officials
Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa said that most accidents occurred outside of peak hours and on weekends.
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13 lives lost on SA roads in under 24 hours
Nine people died in Cape Town in the early hours of Saturday morning while four people were killed in Mpumalanga on Friday night on the N4 near Middleburg.
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Madikizela: WC won't be ready to implement Aarto Act
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act into law.
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Mixed reaction to signing of Aarto Bill
Cosatu said that the signing of the Aarto Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa would reduce the carnage on the country's roads.
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Demerit system coming, Nzimande warns motorists
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said that his department would find innovative methods to help police the roads and that this would include an evidentiary breathalyser and the implementation of the Aarto Amendment Bill into law.
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WC Transport MEC wants law changed in wake of bloody weekend on roads
At least 34 people died in crashes across the province over the past weekend.
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CoCT to launch Easter road safety operation with free vehicle checks
Traffic officers are providing free roadworthy checks to long-distance bus and minibus taxi operators to ensure vehicle and driver fitness ahead of their journeys.
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7 killed on Western Cape roads over weekend
Among those were two drivers and one motorcyclist, while the rest were pedestrians and passengers.
