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AVOIDING PEDESTRIANS |
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Many road fatalities are caused by accidents wherein pedestrians are involved. Many of these fatalities may be prevented through the application of some basic principles. The following safety hints should be applied. |
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14 Jun 2012 |
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Department Of Transport |
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Statement by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on the Gauteng Freeway improvement project |
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14 Jun 2012 |
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Chapman's Peak row could waste R140m |
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The protests and litigation about the building of offices on Cape Town's Chapman's Peak Drive could cost the taxpayer more than R140-million. |
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31 May 2012 |
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Medicine / Medication and Road Safety |
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One of the greatest sciences today is that of medicine and it doesn’t matter what season of the year, the body might need it to help cure the cause and symptoms of illness. |
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31 May 2012 |
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Petrol price up but OUTA wins Round One of toll battle |
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As the petrol price is set to go up by 28 cents a litre from next week, the Organisation Against Urban Tolling has won the first round of its battle to prevent electronic tolls from being imposed on Gauteng's freeways... |
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27 Apr 2012 |
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Gauteng freeway cost to soar to R32bn from R20bn |
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The cost of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) will escalate from the ticket price of R20bn to R32bn due to interest payments over the next couple of years, says Transport Sibusiso Ndebele. |
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27 Apr 2012 |
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E-toll protesters converge on Gauteng highway |
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A camel joined caravaners and motorcyclists at the Ultra City on the N1 highway between Pretoria and Johannesburg Thursday morning ahead of a protest against electronic tolling. |
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04 Apr 2012 |
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Ndebele: e-toll protests bad for image |
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Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele has appealed to the organisations bringing the court application to stop e-tolling in Gauteng, “not to jeopardise South Africa’s international creditworthiness”. |
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04 Apr 2012 |
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Road users not obligated to buy an e-tag |
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The South African Roads National Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) would like to clarify to road users that it is not compulsory for road users to buy an e-tag for Gauteng e-tolling. |
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04 Apr 2012 |
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'National traffic unit is illegal' |
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Western Cape Transport MEC Robin Carlisle says the deployment of hundreds of national traffic police across SA is illegal and unlawful and they will only be allowed in the Western Cape under the supervision of local authorities. |
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16 Jan 2012 |
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SA road deaths down - report |
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The number of people killed on South Africa's roads dropped slightly in December 2011 compared to the same period the previous year, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said on its website. |
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16 Jan 2012 |
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SA road users want better law enforcement |
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Johannesburg - South Africans say better law enforcement is more important in reducing deaths on the roads than decreasing the speed limit, according to a survey by marketing group TNS.
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16 Jan 2012 |
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Driving licence law amended |
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As a result of the 18th amendment of the National Road Traffic Regulations published on 01 February 2011.
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16 Jan 2012 |
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Driving by thought control |
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A team at the Free University in Berlin, German has since 2006 been developing systems that could eventually result in driverless, autonomous cars |
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13 May 2011 |
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Driving tests for over-60s? |
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Drivers older than 60 could face compulsory driving tests every two years after the EU commissioned two studies to look into senior drivers and road accidents. |
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13 May 2011 |
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Driver survives six storey crash |
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An Australian woman miraculously survived after her car plunged six stories from the top of a car park in Melbourne and became wedged between two buildings.
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13 May 2011 |
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Battery cars still years away |
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Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV's) is still a few years away, according to a study by business advisory firm Deloitte. |
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13 May 2011 |
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Tsunami shrinks GM parts pile |
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General Motors says a lack of parts from Japan will force the company to halt production at one of its assembly plants.
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29 Mar 2011 |
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Happy 35th, GTI! |
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Celebrations rev up as the original hot hatch turns 35 this year.
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29 Mar 2011 |
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Driving licence call centre assessed |
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The department had cancelled its contract with operator Sibize Calling International, Gauteng transport department spokesman Philemon Motshwaedi said. |
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14 Oct 2010 |
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Drivers Licence Call Centre shut down |
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The manual method for booking is reinstated in Gauteng as the GSSC closes its problematic contact centre.
The Gauteng Department of Transport (DOT) has shut down its call centre for electronic driver and learner licence test booking indefinitely. |
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14 Oct 2010 |
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Corruption, Traffic Enforcement and ... |
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The most commonly paid bribe was for traffic fines, driver testing and licensing irregularities. Certificates of roadworthiness are issued without the said ... |
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21 Jun 2010 |
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How To Avoid Bribery |
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Avoid Bribery. Traffic and Metro Police Officers are paid to protect the community members of ... They cannot reduce or inflate the amount of a traffic fine ... |
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21 Jun 2010 |
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Gautrain – For People on the Move |
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Gautrain... Get on track to the future! World-class efficiency & state-of-the-art technology merge in this long-awaited, rapid rail transport solution. |
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21 Jun 2010 |
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Demerit 'system': Cape taking ANC to court for delay |
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The City of Cape Town and the Cape Provincial government will approach the Western Cape High Court this week in an urgent bid to delay the local implementation of a new road traffic offences system.
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21 Jun 2010 |
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Toll road chaos |
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Gauteng's fancy new freeway "open-road" toll system is going to be a bureaucratic nightmare. |
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10 Jan 2010 |
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Traffic cops turn up heat |
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Dodging traffic cops and breaking the law without being caught has become almost impossible in Cape Town. |
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27 Nov 2009 |
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Driving should be part of schooling |
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National Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele plans to introduce training for driver's licences as part of the school curriculum. |
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19 Aug 2009 |
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Motorists warned to stay clear of BRT lanes |
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The lanes set aside for the long-awaited Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system will be closed from Friday morning and motorists using them will be fined, Johannesburg metro police warned on Friday. |
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19 Aug 2009 |
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Union condemns taxi violence |
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The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union has lashed out at taxi associations warring over routes. |
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16 Aug 2009 |
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Airlines to ban H1N1 sufferers? |
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South Africans flying on British Airways and Virgin Airlines could be thrown off flights if they are suspected of suffering from swine flu. |
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16 Aug 2009 |
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Traffic chaos in CBD and no cops in sight |
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Parts of the Johannesburg CBD were gridlocked during peak-hour traffic as the first day's testing of the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit system lanes took place. |
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16 Aug 2009 |
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Airport's new R1.5bn terminal almost ready |
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From a state-of-the-art baggage sorting system to more than a hundred check-in counters, Cape Town International Airport's R1.5 billion new five-storey central terminal building is expected to be fully operational within five months. |
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27 May 2009 |
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Cash crisis hits Golden Arrow |
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The bus service that ferries over 250 000 people across Cape Town every day is on the verge of bankruptcy. |
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27 Jan 2009 |
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Police nab truck drivers |
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About 80 heavy-duty trucks have been impounded and their drivers arrested as part of the metro police's strategy to alleviate traffic congestion in Bayhead Road. |
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27 Jan 2009 |
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Bus crisis warning |
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The Cape Metropole will face a public transport crisis if the government does not pay Golden Arrow about R92-million in subsidies it owes the company by the end of this month, the company says. |
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27 Jan 2009 |
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Traffic officials warned |
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Authorities in the Western Cape have received several complaints about alleged bribery of traffic officials. |
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04 Nov 2008 |
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Another fuel price cut? |
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Economists predict another decrease in the price of petrol in December, but say it is too early to put a number to the predicted decrease. |
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04 Nov 2008 |
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Operators were notified about delays |
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Gautrans has said that the operators were "duly" informed that the national department earlier made a commitment to relay all owing funds.
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06 May 2008 |
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Joburg speed cameras up and running |
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There was a growing concern for human life as motorists began using roads as racing tracks when the cameras were not working, said Senior Superintendent Wayne Minnaar. |
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03 Mar 2008 |
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Bird knocks out aeroplane engine |
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A Kulula.com passenger aircraft was forced to turn back after a bird flew into an engine during a Durban to Cape Town flight on Wednesday. |
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30 Jan 2008 |
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Greyton still without petrol |
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The department of minerals and energy has yet to grant a retail licence to a petrol station in Greyton - the only one in the town - that would save people having to make a 74km round-trip to get fuel. |
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30 Jan 2008 |
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Bad news for Cape Town drivers |
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Traffic congestion is going to get worse long before it improves as the City of Cape Town launches four major road upgrades before 2010.
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30 Jan 2008 |
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Business as usual for Nationwide |
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The Nationwide planes are back in the air after a lengthy stint on the ground, but the airline is struggling to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during a two-month service disruption. |
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04 Jan 2008 |
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Metro police cancels SMS service |
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Johannesburg metro police has scrapped a text message service for city motorists to check for outstanding traffic offences. |
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21 Jun 2007 |
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eNatis: Long queues, short tempers |
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The new eNatis electronic system that was supposed to improve service delivery has instead left many motorists and would-be drivers hot under the collar. |
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18 Apr 2007 |
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Licensing system off to shaky start |
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Authorities in most provinces have reported hiccups and constant technical failures of the upgraded transport information system. |
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16 Apr 2007 |
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The queue is dead, long live the Internet |
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Motorists will soon be able to pay traffic fines, register vehicles or book licensing tests in the comfort of their homes or offices through the Internet. |
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16 Apr 2007 |
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Twenty Joburg speedsters nabbed |
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A 19-year-old caught driving at 133km/h in a 60km/h zone is among the four motorists who have been arrested for speeding in Johannesburg this weekend. |
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21 Jan 2007 |
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Cyber crackdown on fine dodgers |
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KwaZulu-Natal motorists who have outstanding traffic warrants of arrest will soon be forced to settle their debt before renewing their licences. |
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21 Jan 2007 |
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New licence test cuts out cheating |
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The number of people sitting their learner's driving licence at the Rossburgh testing centre has doubled since the introduction of the new streamlined computer examining system.The number of people sitting their learner's driving licence at the Rossburgh testing centre has doubled since the introduction of the new streamlined computer examining system.
"It is working wonders. We've gone from testing 120 people a day to 240 and sometimes it is more," said provincial inspector Marklen Matthew, who has been demonstrating the system at a new mobile centre at this week's South African Road Federation and International Road Federation conference at the Durban ICC.
The new computerised system, which is now being rolled out and which uses touch screens, replaces the former test, where applicants hand-wrote their answers to 64 questions on the rules and signs of the road.
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12 Jan 2007 |
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KZN to educate rural communities on road use |
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The KwaZulu-Natal transport, community safety and liaison department has dubbed 2007 "the year of the pedestrian" after pedestrian fatalities were the only statistics that showed an increase during the festive season. |
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10 Jan 2007 |
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Drunk driving arrests up in KZN |
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The number of people arrested in KwaZulu-Natal for drunken driving during the festive season has increased by 20 percent over the previous year, the province's traffic chief revealed in Durban. |
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09 Jan 2007 |
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KZN road deaths down, drunk driving up |
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Traffic-related deaths in KwaZulu-Natal fell slightly during the festive season, but traffic authorities have expressed concern at the increase in the number of people arrested for drunken driving. |
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09 Jan 2007 |
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Joe Public asked to be on traffic watch |
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The Road Traffic Inspectorate in KwaZulu-Natal has asked motorists to be its 'eyes and ears' and report luxury long-distance buses taking unnecessary risks. |
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04 Jan 2007 |
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Road agency wants 'hazardous' tributes banned |
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The erection of roadside tributes to people who die in traffic accidents may soon be outlawed if the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) gets its way. |
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25 Oct 2006 |
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Pay fines or go to jail, drivers told |
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A massive anti-crime drive aimed at clamping down on those failing to settle traffic offences, could see thousands of motorists ending up in jail if they fail to heed a two-week ultimatum. |
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21 Oct 2006 |
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Fists fly in 'intense' Car Free Day road rage |
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Fists flew in Honeydew on Friday morning as a motorist and a taxi driver climbed into each other in a bout of road rage - on what the Department of Transport has decreed Car Free Day. |
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20 Oct 2006 |
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Driving In the Rain |
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Losing control of your car on wet roads is a frightening experience. Unfortunately, it can happen unless you take preventive measures. Read More... |
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10 Sep 2006 |
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Latest Hi-Jacking scams |
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If you are interested in learning of the latest techniques used by criminals to take advantage of you while driving in your car, read more. |
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01 Aug 2006 |
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Learners Licence Tests to Be Computerised in Future! |
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South Africa has been expecting a computerised Learners Licence testing system facility for years.
Some of the advantages here would be: faster service, ability to reach remote locations, accuracy and avoidance of corruption.
There are numerous "Pilot" sites at various testing centres across the country. |
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01 Aug 2006 |
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SA Learners Launches New Website! |
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www.salearners.co.za has recently launched a new look and Feel website.
We are continually improving our site to allow you our user ease of use... |
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01 Aug 2006 |
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