Pretoria - The Department of Transport is set to investigate ways of ensuring a reliable statistical databank for road fatalities, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced on Tuesday. "A reliable databank wouldn't only assist us in ensuring that we have accurate figures regarding road-related incidents, fatal crashes in particular, but would guide how we respond to challenges of road carnage besetting our country. "We need scientific analysis to unearth the exact causes of some of the …
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Over 600 killed in crashes since start of festive season
Pretoria - Kempton Park – Over 600 people have died in crashes on the country's roads since the beginning of December. Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Friday said from December 1 to date, more than 600 fatal crashes have occurred, claiming more than 600 lives. "The picture we have of fatal crashes on our roads is scary, to say the least. Looking at statistics from December 1, we realise that we are still seriously challenged and required to raise more voices to reach out to our South …
Calls for Gauteng road users to register for e-tolls
Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on Gauteng road users to register for the e-tolling system and get their e-tags ahead of the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Programme (GFIP), which could be less than a month away. "I am appealing to South Africans, in particular Gauteng, who have vehicles running on the road to register. It's better for you to get your tag in time before the rush, now that it is signed into law," Peters said on Tuesday. She was …