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Premier Sihle Zikalala and Transport MEC Peggy Nkonyeni on 3 September 2021 visited the site of the crash on the R612 between Highflats and Ixopo where a minibus taxi collided with a truck. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter.

Road deaths

Families grieve passing away of 12 relatives in Ixopo minibus-truck crash

By Nhlanhla Mabaso

A minibus taxi collided with a with a truck on Thursday on a road that’s under construction.

  • Picture: Supplied

    At least 14 people killed in collision near Estcourt

    Two trucks and a minibus taxi collided in the Estcourt area on Monday night.

    555 days ago
  • EMS Emergency Medical Services, Ambulance, motor vehicle accident generic image. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    4 people dead in N1 collision

    Two trucks smashed into each between Beaufort West and Three Sisters.

    575 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter

    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.

    846 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula interacts with a motorist in Limpopo on 18 June 2019. Mbalula was in that province to interact with traffic officers following recent fatal road traffic accidents. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter.

    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.

    878 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    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.

    887 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    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.

    925 days ago
  • FILE: This was not the only deadly crash that took place of the weekend. Picture: pixabay.com

    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.

    941 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    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.

    942 days ago
  • FILE: At least nine of the victims were pedestrians. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    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.

    948 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa pictured at the state funeral of Robert Mugabe on 14 September 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    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.

    957 days ago
  • FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    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.

    964 days ago
  • Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    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.

    969 days ago
  • Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    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.

    971 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape Transport and Public Works MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela. Picture: EWN

    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.

    1002 days ago
  • FILE: A Johannesburg Metro Police officer writes a parking ticket outside the Johannesburg High Court. Picture: EWN.

    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.

    1003 days ago
  • Transport Minister Blade Nzimande at the Easter Road Safety enforcement activation on the N1 North on 18 April 2019. Picture: @DoTransport/Twitter

    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.

    1112 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: SAPS.

    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.

    1115 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape traffic officials check roadworthiness of vehicles leaving the province for the Easter long weekend. Picture: EWN

    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.

    1133 days ago
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