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.
Two trucks smashed into each between Beaufort West and Three Sisters.
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.
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.
With holidaymakers using major routes this festive season, road safety remains at the forefront.
Police said the students died on the scene while the driver has been left critically injured.
The department’s Elias Malindi said social workers were deployed to the schools in Rietpan.
In Mpumalanga, three people died when a bakkie they were travelling in overturned near the Sudwala Caves around Mbombela on Saturday night.
This brings the total to 25 people who have died on the province's roads since Friday.
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.
Four people lost their lives when the driver lost control of his vehicle travelling on the N9 between Willowmore and Aberdeen.
Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa said that most accidents occurred outside of peak hours and on weekends.
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.
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act into law.
Cosatu said that the signing of the Aarto Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa would reduce the carnage on the country's roads.
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.
At least 34 people died in crashes across the province over the past weekend.
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.
Among those were two drivers and one motorcyclist, while the rest were pedestrians and passengers.