road safety

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has renewed her commitment to impound unroadworthy vehicles on the province’s roads, emphasizing public safety and compliance with regulations. The announcement follows ongoing enforcement operations targeting illegal and unsafe transport, particularly in the scholar and public transport sectors, as the province grapples with road […]

Zimbabwe’s government has introduced a nationwide ban on car window tinting, citing road safety and security concerns. The decision, announced by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, aims to ensure better visibility for drivers and allow law enforcement to identify vehicle occupants more easily during traffic stops. The regulation prohibits any form of tinting […]

The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department has pledged swift action following a video showing a learner driving a scholar transport vehicle in Pietermaritzburg. The footage, captured by concerned community members, revealed a pupil in school uniform operating a minibus taxi without a valid driver’s license or permit, while carrying other learners. The incident, which occurred in the […]

ADELAIDE — Fifteen people died and five others were seriously injured when a minibus taxi and bakkie collided head-on along the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma around midnight on Saturday. The Toyota Quantum minibus taxi was traveling from Qonce (King William’s Town) to Cape Town when it collided with an Isuzu Double Cab bakkie heading […]

Deadly mudslides and widespread flooding have sparked emergency responses across multiple South African provinces, with authorities warning of more severe weather to come. DURBAN, South Africa – Two people died when a mudslide crashed into a house in KwaMakhuta, southwest of Durban, on Thursday morning as heavy rains continued to pound South Africa’s eastern regions. […]

One person died and another was seriously injured when a Ferrari struck pedestrians in Cape Town’s city center early Saturday morning, police said. The crash occurred at approximately 4:55 a.m. local time (2:55 GMT) on Buitengracht Street near its intersection with Shortmarket Street. Emergency services responded immediately to the scene. Police closed Buitengracht Street to […]

Two-car crash near Belfast claims multiple lives including toddler, one person hospitalized. Seven people died when two cars collided head-on along the N4 Toll Road between Belfast and Wonderfontein in Mpumalanga on Tuesday afternoon. A two-year-old child was among the victims. The crash occurred around 2 PM when one vehicle lost control and veered into […]

Two 22-year-old twin sisters have died in a car accident near Cape Town, prompting an outpouring of grief from their local communities. Zoë and Alex Arends were killed when their vehicle lost control and crashed on Saldanha Road on Saturday evening, police said. The sisters were among five passengers in the vehicle when it struck […]

Two people were killed and another seriously injured when a Blue Circle bus collided with a stationary truck and hit a tree on the Harare-Bulawayo Highway in Zimbabwe. The accident occurred on Monday at the 75km peg of the major route connecting the country’s two largest cities. Matabeleland South police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed […]