National Transport Deputy Minister and Eastern Cape Transport MEC descended on Rietberg Primary School to handover 359 bicycles to learners of schools
10 October 2023 | From Arrive Alive
National Transport Deputy Minister Hon. Lisa Mangcu and Eastern Cape Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha descended on Rietberg Primary School to handover 359 bicycles to learners of Moses Mabida SSS and Rietberg Primary School.
The initiative is part of the National Transport Department's Shova Kalula (Ride Easy) Bicycle Project aimed at ensuring that more learners get to school easily.
The programme is part of the overall learner transport programme that is currently being implemented across the country by provinces. The Shova Kalula Programme is part of the broader the learner transport programme by focusing on learners who walk less than 5 km and walk more than 3 km to schools.
Other learners on the learner transport programme are being ferried through buses and taxis through contracts that are managed by the provinces.
The objective of the programme is to promote cycling as a low-cost mobility solution, which shall enhance rural accessibility and urban mobility to enable the underserved communities to participate in socio- economic opportunities, through developmental support to vulnerable groups as identified such as learners and farm workers.
02 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Old East Safety Forum Community Responders dispatched GPG and gave first aid on scene after a bakkie rolled over its driver in Val-de-Grace. The driver had been towing a trailer up a hill when the bakkie rolled.
The patient, a 54-year-old man, was treated at the scene and taken to a nearby hospital
02 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A recent post on the I Love Bryanston community group about a R6,750 bill to replace the lost key of a 2010 Suzuki SX4 prompted a familiar question from motorists: Surely replacing a car key shouldn't cost that much?
According to Dewald Ranft, National Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association
02 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
As naamsa reflects on the new vehicle sales performance at the close of the third quarter, September marked a global financial market recalibration. Higher oil prices amid the escalating conflict added renewed inflation risks with major central banks adjusting monetary policy rates by 25 basis points.
02 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A male and a female suspect have been arrested by Anti-Hijacking Unit members following a car chase that led to the discovery of a hijacked vehicle, two cellular telephones and an imitation firearm.
The members spotted a charcoal Hyundai with a flagged registration in Lawulo Road, Khayelitsha, and
02 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
An owner-driver and three (3) employees were held captive at gunpoint for approximately two (2) hours after they were hijacked for their white Hino truck (pictured).
The incident occurred at approximately 17:00 on Thursday after the eThekwini-based driver was confronted by seven (7) armed men shortly
02 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Johannesburg recorded 26,578 DUI arrests between 2023 and 2025, highlighting the need for sustained enforcement and prevention beyond Transport Month
Between 2023 and 2025, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) recorded 26,578 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol, an
01 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
ALS Paramedics* are currently on the scene of an active crime scene on Prince Edward Street in Durban CBD where multiple people have been shot.
At this stage, it is reported that two people have sustained Fatal injuries and two others sustained Gunshot wounds.
The scene is active. Updates to
01 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Three lanes of the N3 Highway are closed to traffic after a truck accident at the N12 West split at Elands Interchange in Germiston.
The articulated truck reportedly jackknifed and caught fire around midday today.
Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS), together with other
01 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Earlier this afternoon, one of our First Responders responded to a two-car collision at the corner of Blaauwberg Road and Jannsens Avenue in Table View.
Thankfully, the drivers and passenger involved sustained light injuries that did not require hospital treatment.
Thank you to Fire and Rescue,