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| Nov 29, 2024 | Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko launch Festive Season Road Safety Campaign, 1 Dec | Members of the media are invited to the launch of the festive season road safety campaign by the Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy and the Deputy Minister Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa on Sunday the 1st of December 2024.
The Minister and Dep... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | R2.1-billion blow for licence disc fraud in South Africa | Billions has been lost in licence disc fraud in South Africa. Here’s what the state is doing to stop it. Image: File
Licence disc fraud in South Africa is costing the government R2.1 billion in lost revenue. And it’s not just average Joe dr... |
| Jun 23, 2024 | Traffic fines that will cost you R1 000 or more | Traffic fines in SA. Image by westerncape.gov.za and Wikimedia Commons
Are you aware of all the traffic violations relevant to the average motorist on South African roads? Here is a list of 26 traffic fines that will cost offenders R1 000 o... |
| May 14, 2024 | Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga hosts state of road safety media breakfast and roundtable, 15 May | The Minister of Transport, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr Jean Todt will host a media dialogue on the State of Road Safety in South Africa.
The dialogue will be attended by... |
| May 6, 2024 | Commission applauds integrity and bravery of officials at Beitbridge port | Beitbridge port of entry, a number of travellers being processed by BMA
officials. Image: X/BMA
Officials from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) at the Beitbridge port of entry have ... |
| May 2, 2024 | Calculating 2024 South African car licence renewal COSTS | Check out our calculations for 2024 South African car licence renewal costs. Image: File
2024 South African car licence renewal can be one of the most tedious things you do all year. Like every other year, if you own a vehicle, it needs to ... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | WHY an advanced driving course in South Africa can save your life | An advanced driving course in South Africa isn’t just fun, it can save your or another’s life. Image: MBDD
Road deaths in Mzansi have reached epidemic proportions, and that’s why an advanced driving course in South Africa matters. According... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | HOW to renew your vehicle licence online in 2024 | How to renew your vehicle licence online in 2024. Image: File
It all starts and ends with renewing your vehicle licence online in 2024. If you still think you need to make an appearance in person at a Driver Licence Test Centre (DLTC), you’... |
| Jan 28, 2024 | RTMC: Over 900 unroadworthy scholar transports impounded | Scholar transport operation has yielded positive results. Image: RTMC/ Facebook
In a bid to improve the safety of learners, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) cracked down on unroadworthy scholar transports this past week.
RTMC ... |
| Jan 14, 2024 | Holiday season over: RTMC reminds motorists of road safety | RTMC for heightened road safety. Photo: RTMC/ Facebook
As the joyous holiday season comes to an end and many travellers embark on their journeys back home, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged motorists to prioritize saf... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Calculating the cost to LICENCE a car in 2024 | How to calculate the cost to licence a car in 2024. Picture: File/Fotor.
Here’s how you calculate the cost to licence a car in 2024. Legally, you must renew you vehicle licence every year to drive on South African roads. Thankfully, the Dep... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Top 10 most dangerous roads in South Africa | Top 10 most dangerous roads in South Africa Photos: Stock/Canva
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has released a list of the most dangerous roads in South Africa.
On the other hand, the Free State, North West, Northern Cape and Western Cape are ... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | SEE: Storm wreaks havoc in parts of Gauteng | Parts of Gauteng battered by a storm. Photo: Yusuf Abramjee/ X
A heavy storm has battered parts of Gauteng, leaving a trail of destruction and roads flooded this afternoon, Friday, 5 January.
“Motorists must also ensure that vehicles are in... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Returning from holiday destinations? Here are helpful travel safety tips | The Minister of Transport, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga joined by Eastern Cape Department of Transport MEC, Mr. Xolile Nqatha is leading a traffic law enforcement activations. Photo: RTMC/ Facebook
As you travel back home from holiday destinations... |
| Dec 28, 2023 | HOW blue marker boards in South Africa can save your life | Positioned 200m apart on all national roads are these route markers. Motorists should take note of how to use them in emergency situations to ensure speedy response from emergency services. Image: fleetwatch.co.za
You’ve probably driven pas... |
| Dec 28, 2023 | More than 4000 motorists arrested, over 3000 vehicles impounded this FESTIVE SEASON | RoadSafety awareness campaign with MEC Florence Radzilani at Kranskop Toll Plaza. Photo: RTMC/ Facebook
Non-compliant motorists on South African roads faced the full arm of the law this festive season.
This after the South African Weather S... |
| Dec 27, 2023 | WARNING: Safe driving behaviour advised for motorists in wet weather conditions | RTMC cautions motorists about wet weather conditions. Photo: Pixbay.com
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has advised motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving in rainy conditions.
“More than 4160 motorists have been a... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Law enforcement “out in full force” this Christmas weekend | A police officer firearm in holster. Image by Pexels/Kindel Media
Expect an increase in law enforcement officials on the roads for the festive weekend. As published by The South African Government News Agency, Transport Minister Sindisiwe C... |
| Dec 20, 2023 | RTMC cautions motorists to avoid hitchhikers | RTMC warns motorists against hitchhiking. Photo: Pixabay.com
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has advised motorists to refrain from giving lifts to hitchhikers as this can lead to hijackings or attacks on motorists.
“Consideri... |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Near-record traffic in SA logged this FESTIVE season already | Photo: Adobe Stock
With a week to go to Christmas, traffic in SA this festive season has already reached near-record levels. According to TimesLive, tens of thousands of motorists have traversed SA’s major toll roads in the first week of ho... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | RTMC cautions motorists to check weather patterns and avoid night-time travel | Horror evening crash claims eight lives in Mpumalanga. Photo: Emer-G-Med/ Facebook
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged motorists travelling to various destinations this long weekend to check the weather forecast before ... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | BIG crackdown on reckless and negligent driving in South Africa | Reckless and negligent driving in South Africa is top of mind for traffic authorities across the country this festive season. The Road Traffic Management Council (RTMC) and Provincial Mobility MEC of the Western Cape, Ricardo Mackenzie, hav... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | WHERE will police roadblocks be active this festive season? | Here’s where you can expect police roadblocks this festive season. Picture: File.
It’s that time of year when festive season police roadblocks come into operation. This year the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has highlighting a ... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Don’t DRIVE here: 10 most hazardous roads in SA | SA law enforcement on SA’s dangerous roads. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP).
According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), these are the 10 most hazardous roads in SA during the festive season. This comes earlier in the month wh... |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Gauteng Traffic Police still not a 24-hour service, despite allocated funds | Gauteng Traffic Police working day shifts only. Photo: Gauteng Traffic Police/ X
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed concern that the Gauteng Traffic Police have not been declared an essential service to provide 24-hour monitoring of... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | WATCH: ONE Million driver’s license discs produced [VIDEO] | RTMC produces and delivers ONE Million driver’s license discs. Image: X/@Dotransport
NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the “RTMC produces and delivers ONE Million driver’s license discs” article in a minute.
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| Nov 9, 2023 | RTMC produces and delivers ONE Million driver’s license discs | RTMC impressed by Natis online platform. PHOTO: https://www.zennidrivingschool.com/
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has proudly celebrated a significant milestone of successfully producing and delivering 1 million vehicle dri... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | South Africa’s Road Rage problem and what to do | South Africa’s Road Rage Problem and What to Do
Image by Pexels
South Africa’s roads can be dangerous, although car accidents and potholes aren’t the only things that could affect its drivers. Road rage is a daily problem on the road accord... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | R61 Collision: Death toll risen to 11 (9 adults and 2 children) | R61 collision claims a total of 11 passengers. Photo: Eastern Cape Department of Transport/ Facebook
The fatal collision on the R61 between Flagstaff and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape claimed two more lives, increasing the death toll to 11... |
| May 24, 2023 | Truck driver risks lives operating goods vehicle with all 24 tyres worn out | Truck driver risks lives by operating an unroadworthy goods vehicle. Photo: RTMC/ Facebook
A truck driver was arrested on the N12 highway near the Atlas Road off-ramp today, Wednesday, 24 May by the National Traffic Police for allegedly dri... |
| May 7, 2023 | JMPD: “No Metro Police vacancies currently” | JMPD dismisses recruitment pamphlet. Photo: JMPD/ Facebook
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has informed the public that the City of Johannesburg does not have any Metro Police vacancies available.
Meanwhile, approxima... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | New driver’s licence renewal system | New online system for license renewal. Image via Facebook: Rekord
Motorists will no longer have to wait in long queues to renew their driver’s licences, thanks to the new Road Traffic Management Cooperation (RTMC) driver’s license renewal s... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Mbalula to release festive season road traffic stats on Tuesday | Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the movement of goods from roads to the railway has become both ‘urgent and necessary’. Image: Flickr
Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, will on Tuesday, 17 January 2023 release the festive season ... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Five cars most likely to be involved in fatal collisions | Five cars linked fatal collisions. Photo: Pixabay.com
Fatal collisions on South African roads are a result of the movement of cars utilising the roads every day.
ALSO READ: VW Polo number ONE in fatal traffic collisions
The Volkswagen Polo ... |
| Dec 20, 2022 | More than 100k fines issued, thousands of motorists arrested since start of festive season | The RTMC said thousands of motorists have been arrested since the start of December. Image: Pixabay.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said thousands of motorists have been arrested for various offences on South African roads s... |
| Dec 20, 2022 | December’s drunkest motorist caught nearly 17 times over the alcohol limit | A motorist was caught well over the alcohol limit in Johannesburg. Image: Pixabay.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said thousands of motorists have been arrested for various offences since the start of the festive season safe... |
| Dec 16, 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 16 December 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 16 December 2022 Photos: Stock
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 16 December.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Friday 16 December Level 6 ... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | WATCH: An 8-year-old boy driving his father’s car in Vereeniging | WATCH: An 8-year-old boy driving his father’s car in Vereeniging Photos: Video/Twitter
A video of an 8-year-old boy driving his father’s SUV around in Vereeniging has gone viral.
ALSO READ: WATCH: Looters have a looting feast while POLICE w... |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Pakistani national sentenced for feet-driving in SA | Pakistani national convicted of steering his car using his feet. Photo: Pixabay.com
A Pakistani national was found guilty of negligent driving after a video of him surfaced operating a Red Range Rover using his feet.
Consequently, the Road ... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Former convicted traffic cop arrested for conning motorists | A former National Traffic Officer and a Tshwane metro police officer were arrested in Centurion. PHOTO: Twitter/@TrafficRTMC
A former traffic police officer who was previously convicted and served time in jail has been arrested again for co... |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Traffic cop goes to CCMA for being fired for soliciting a ‘cold drink’ | A traffic officer said he was not soliciting a bribe but actually wanted to quench his thirst. PHOTO: 123RF/choneschones
A traffic officer who was fired for trying to solicit a cold drink from a motorist attempted to fight for his job back.... |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Fifteen motorists busted for licence disc fraud | Fifteen motorists put behind bars for licence disc fraud. Photo: Pixabay.com/ File.
Fifteen motorists busted for licence disc fraud appeared before the court of law in Tshwane following their arrests.
In other news, RTMC welcomed the prison... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Gauteng Traffic Police caution Scholar Transport operators [PICS] | Gauteng Traffic Police expose unroadworthy Scholar Transport buses. Photo: Gauteng Department of Community Safety/ Facebook.
Gauteng Traffic Police have called upon Scholar Transport operators to exercise caution and make road safety a prio... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Two traffic officials busted for pounding shenanigans | RTMC makes arrests of corrupt officials in Gauteng. Photo: RTMC/ Facebook.
Two traffic officials from the City of Tshwane Pound appeared in court today, Monday, 17 October. This after they were arrested over the weekend on allegations of so... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | RTMC recruitment of traffic trainees still underway | RTMC ready to short-list candidates for traffic officer training programme. Photo: Arrive Alive/ Facebook.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says it has commenced with the selection process to choose individuals who will underg... |
| Aug 8, 2022 | At least nine arrested for driving under the influence in Eldorado Park | At least nine arrested for driving under the influence in Eldorado Park
Photo source: Gauteng Traffic Police
A drinking and driving operation conducted in Eldorado Park has led to the arrests of at least nine people who were found to have b... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Zimbabwean producing fake driving licenses sentenced to 12 months | Zimbabwean producing fake driver’s licenses sentenced. Photo: Govt.
Convicted Zimbabwean foreign national, Zephania Zimunya, who was arrested a year ago for producing fake driving licenses was finally sentenced.
ANOTHER CONVICTION WELCOMED ... |
| Jul 23, 2022 | One killed during shootout with police in foiled truck hijacking | Police were greeted by gunfire but a shootout ensued, leading to the arrest of eight suspects. PHOTO: SAPS
One person was shot dead during a shootout with the police when suspects attempted to hijack a truck in the East Rand.
“On [Friday], ... |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Mbalula sends condolences to deputy after deadly crash | Fikile Mbalula
Photo source: Flickr
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed condolences to his deputy Sindisiwe Chikunga lost six family members in a car accident. Chikunga’s son, daughter-in-law and four children were traveling on ... |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Licensing officials busted for multi-million-rand fraud get bail | Six licensing officials arrested for fraud. Photo: siasat
Six licensing officials from the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison who were busted for multi-million road fraud are out on bail.
“NTACU together with th... |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Eish! Here’s how many young people have died on SA roads since 2019 | Over 8 000 young people died on the roads in South Africa between 2019 and 2021. Photo: Road Traffic Management Corporation / Facebook
Between 2019 and 2021, a massive 8 547 young people lost their lives on the roads. The statistics, which ... |
| Jun 22, 2022 | ALARMING: More than 8000 young people died on SA roads | RTMC releases alarming road stats. Photo: RTMC/ Facebook.
These four provinces account for 57,8 percent of fatalities among the youth.
Mpumalanga accounted for 968 fatalities among the youth, followed by Western Cape with 932, Free State 83... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Seven suspects arrested for driving licensing fraud | Seven suspects have been arrested for licensing fraud in Gauteng. Photo: Pixabay.com/ Google images.
Seven suspects have been arrested at Fochville licensing department in Gauteng on allegations of fraud relating to the issuing of driving l... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Collect your driver’s licence card | Collect your driver’s licence card: Image: GCIS Vuk’uzenzele
Motorists who applied for a new or renewal driver’s licence card or professional driving permit (PrDP) between October and December last year are being urged to collect them.
Appl... |
| Feb 9, 2022 | New drivers’ licence soon to be launched – what you need to know | The new drivers licence card will soon be launched and motorists will have the next seven years to change it. PHOTO: Hippo.co.za
Motorists will officially be expected to carry the newly introduced which will be launched next year. This mean... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | These are SA's most dangerous roads over the festive season – Eastern Cape routes are the worst | (Photo by Gallo Images / Foto24 / Theana Breugem)
More than half of South Africa's most dangerous roads – or Hazardous Road Segments – are found in the Eastern Cape.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation has identified particularly deadly... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | ICT Tenders: Hardware gets its turn | The further education
EDUCATION Critical communication solutions to keep schools safe, on time, informed and focused on learning.
and training sector came out in force this week, with several TVET colleges and Sector Education Training Auth... |
