A recent study conducted by Zutobi Drivers Ed has found that South Africa is the world's most unsafe country in which to drive...
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced that a total of 235 fatalities occurred across the country's provinces during the Easter period as a result of 189 crashes...
Gero Lilleike 12 Apr 2021
With South Africa suffering, on average, over 13,000 deaths a year from motor accidents it is very clear that something needs to be done. Better enforcement should lead to fewer accidents and road deaths...
Orchids: song for girls, young women about consent, boundaries; New airline Lift's dive into illogical clichés gets it an Onion....
Brendan Seery 7 Dec 2020
Contrary to popular belief, if you make something that people want illegal, it doesn't just go away...
Rowan Leibbrandt 3 Aug 2020
Road fatalities are often highlighted when public figures are killed, or during the festive season and holidays such as Easter. A sad reality is that April is not one of the worst months on our roads despite the number of fatalities - it stands in seventh place when compared to the other months of the year...
Jan Coetzee 28 Oct 2019
Over 60% of second-hand tyres in South Africa are illegal...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday officially launch the October Transport Month campaign and the revamped Arrive Alive programme, as approved by Cabinet...
The bill, which will result in the setting up of a demerit system for drivers, is expected to fundamentally change driving in the country by having licensed drivers lose points for traffic offences, which may result in the loss of a driving license...
The signing of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Amendment Bill into law will assist the country to curb the high number of road fatalities...
According to Vera Nagtegaal, executive head of Hippo.co.za, the new demerit system for SA road users, in theory, could significantly reduce road fatalities by imposing punitive action on motorists who do not adhere to the rules of the road...
South Africa will present its first progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations on July 17...
Willem Fourie 3 Jul 2019
With tough economic times, consumers are looking for ways to cut back on costs, but cutting back on car maintenance should not be an option...
The ANC last week placed the RABS Bill back on the Order Paper in the National Assembly and in all probability will seek to pass the Bill this week...
As part of Start JLM 2018, Nimrod Dor, director APAC & Africa: Mobileye Aftermarket Division, provided an overview about Mobileye and its roadmap towards the autonomous vehicle...
Jessica Tennant 27 Nov 2018
In Transport Month, we reflect that 983 lives were lost in 2017 due to crashes where vehicle factors were to blame, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation's Road Fatality Report for 2017...
What earth dweller is unfamiliar with a stop sign? Its signature eight sides and fire engine red colour have been ingrained like golden arches onto our collective subconscious for the past century...
Nial O'Brien 12 Oct 2018
There is a direct correlation between the condition of tyres and road deaths...
A report by the International Transport Forum says that claims of self-driving cars avoiding 90% of road deaths are untested and that automated vehicles do not in fact promise more safety by eliminating crashes linked to human error...
Did you know that South Africa has some of the worst road-safety statistics in the world?[i] Accidents hit the economy hard when vehicles have to be repaired or replaced and often goods in transit are destroyed or delayed...
Morné Stoltz 16 May 2018
Road freight's steady growth trajectory looks set to continue, but it is paralleled by a troubling rise in accidents involving trucks...
Morné Stoltz 13 Sep 2017
The hospitality industry is concerned about the unfavourable implications the amendment bill will have. “As it is we don't know where we stand and we need answers...”
Despite another difficult year for the automotive industry, car manufacturers are on top of the challenges and ready for 2017's expected trends...
Mike Whitfield 28 Dec 2016
The launch of the new Diageo 2017 Drive Dry campaign trended in first place on Twitter after the campaign launch. The company is using South African storytellers to deliver emotional lessons on the effects of drunken driving...
Y&R South Africa's Cape Town office recently produced another hard-hitting film for Western Cape government, titled 'Ubuthakathi' meaning 'sorcery'...
While the government says its road safety strategies are having an impact on road deaths, critics say the human and economic toll is far higher than reported...
Karl Gernetzky 6 Dec 2016
According to the World Health Organisation's Global Status Report for 2015, South Africa is ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world regarding road accidents...
A new report written by road safety experts from 24 countries, has backed Global NCAP's roadmap for improved vehicle safety...
With the aim to generate awareness around road safety for learners, Imperial Road Safety took their Safe Scholars Programme to Cavalleria Primary School...
With the prediction that AVs will be available commercially by 2020 - liability for the actions of these vehicles is receiving the attention of insurers...
Sharon Snell 13 Jun 2016
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters recently reported a 40% increase in the road accident death toll over the long weekend that included Freedom Day and Workers Day...
Anton Ossip 18 May 2016
On Thursday 14 April, Brownies & Downies in Long Street played host to the Community Edition of Out of Office, organised by Stretch Experiential Marketing...
Beverley Klein 18 Apr 2016
The number of fatalities on South Africa's roads this Easter weekend is likely to be lower than in previous years, said Transport Department spokesman Ishmael Mnisi...
Nivashni Nair and Taschica Pillay 29 Mar 2016
Earlier in December 2015, Wheels24 reported that the number of fatalities on South African roads during the 2015/16 holiday season surpassed 500...
Sergio Davids, Wheels24 4 Jan 2016
The City of Cape Town will, from 10 December until Christmas Eve, step up safety checks on buses departing to the Eastern Cape...
Siyavuya Khaya 8 Dec 2015
The reality is that many accidents are caused by professional drivers in the transport industry and the number of accidents caused by driving under the influence...
Rhys Evans 28 Oct 2015
Imperial Road Safety has partnered with the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works, as well as KFM Breakfast, to bring its Car Seats for Kids campaign to Cape Town...
According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, tyres and brakes are the leading vehicle factors in fatal road crashes in South Africa...
Continental Tyre South Africa fully supports the introduction of new child seat regulations for South Africa and says it's an important step towards reducing traffic-related injuries and deaths...
Transnet and the University of Pretoria (UP) are celebrating 21 years of collaborative training and research in Railway Engineering in 2015...
Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 14 Apr 2015
The number of road accidents and fatalities between 1 December and 28 December have decreased slightly compared to last year...
Individuals arrested for road traffic offences are now able to access the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO) support and services via a 24-hour hotline...
It is not surprising that investors and financial institutions remain cautious towards the transport sector due to the risks.
CAPE TOWN: Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says her department is in the process of finalising a new policy on scholar transport aimed at improving road safety for vulnerable pupils.
The Department of Transport will, over the next three years, invest billions of rands in the country's transport infrastructure in a bid to reduce road deaths.
Despite reports that scores of people died on the roads over the Easter weekend, the number of fatalities was probably nothing out of the ordinary.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has committed her department to creating a "reliable statistical databank" for road-related incidents, as part of the government's effort to better manage road safety and to meet its stated target of halving road fatalities by 2020.
Nicky Smith 16 Jan 2014
The problem with road deaths in SA is that no one knows how many people are actually killed in car accidents.
Nicky Smith 14 Jan 2014
Despite more than 840 road blocks and 3,800 arrests for traffic infringements during the end-of-year holiday season, the death toll on SA's roads were little changed from a year ago, with 1,357 people losing their lives between 1 December and 7 January.
Nicky Smith 13 Jan 2014