The event is being held in Pretoria under the theme, ‘Being Safe is Cool’.
Traffic authorities have taken to implementing harsher measures in an attempt stop the carnage on SA roads.
Over 200 motorists have been arrested for drunken driving since the start of the Easter weekend.
With the upcoming Easter weekend the City of Johannesburg has launched a road safety campaign in Alexandra, and have urged motorists to be careful on the road.
Minister Dipuo Peters said efforts were underway to teach pupils about road safety as a life skill.
Dipuo Peters will launch a campaign' which will see an increased police presence on the N1.
The latest figure was released by the Road Traffic Management Corporation.
Holidaymakers inland are making their way via the N3 Highway to the coast for the festive season.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says there will be increased police visibility on the country's freeways.
The Transport Ministry has set aside almost R9 billion to rehabilitate and maintain SA's roads.
Emergency services attended to a call where a taxi, a car and a bakkie collided.
The AA has accused government of not doing enough to properly convey road safety messages.
Transport minister Dikobe Martins speaks about the road death toll and the dangers of drunk driving.
The current number of road deaths in SA since the beginning of December is standing at 765.
Well over 650 people have already died on SA's roads since the beginning of December.
