Results from Provincial Traffic Services – 20 to 26 May 2024
28 May 2024 | From Arrive Alive
To all road users, please take care and do your part to stay safe while traveling. Our Provincial Traffic officers are deployed across the Western Cape’s road network, around the clock, every day of the year. These dedicated officers make our province safer and they get results.
Between 20 and 26 May 2024, Western Cape Provincial Traffic Officers conducted 234 integrated roadblocks, vehicle check points and speed control operations. Our hard-working officers stopped and checked 28 495 vehicles across the Western Cape.
A total of 7 132 fines were issued for various traffic violations ranging from driver to vehicle fitness. Thirteen vehicles were impounded and 113 were discontinued for being unroadworthy.
A total of 235 speeding offences were recorded, with the following highest speeds:
180km/h in a 120km/h zone
144km/h in a 100km/h zone
114Km/h in an 80km/h zone
84km/h in a 60km/h zone
A total of 55 arrests were made for the following offences:
37 x driving under the influence of alcohol
3 x speeding
3 x reckless and negligent driving
2 x goods overloading
9 x possession of fraudulent documentation
1 x obstructing or hindering an authorised officer in the execution of their duty
A total of 19 crashes and 21 fatalities were recorded, including:
4 x drivers
1 x motorcycle pillion rider
2 x motorcyclists
4 x passengers
10 x pedestrians
MEDIA QUERIES:
Rebecca Campbell
Spokesperson for Minister Ricardo Mackenzie
076 783 2583 or [email protected]
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Motorists are advised of an accident at the intersection of Grahamstown Road and Drake Street in Deal Party.
ONE LANE IS AFFECTED, which may cause traffic delays in the area.
Motorists are urged to:
- Reduce speed and approach the scene with caution.
- Remain alert for other road users and
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
South Africa’s automotive aftermarket has reached an important milestone in strengthening one of its most specialised technical trades, with the successful completion of the new Automotive Machinist Occupational Trade Qualification.
Driven by the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) Training
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Serious injuries were reported after a minibus taxi overturned along the P100 towards Ndwedwe, just past Verulam, on Thursday morning.
KZN VIP’s Emergency Medical Services were dispatched following multiple calls from passing motorists requesting urgent assistance.
Upon arrival, medics carefully
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Wednesday evening at approximately 17:43, the CERT Centurion crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on the R101 (Old Johannesburg Road), near Ruimte Road in Clubview, Centurion.
Upon arrival, our crews found that a light truck had collided with two motorcycles, leaving two riders injured.
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Emergency services were at a scene on Adderley Street this morning, 22 October, where a man allegedly ran into a truck.
According to an eyewitness at the scene, the man had been standing on the Avbob side of the road and apparently attempted to run back to the other side, colliding with the side of
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A bakkie stolen from a property in Hilton during the early hours of Wednesday morning was recovered by Mi7's Strategic Threat Response Unit (STRU) less than 30 minutes after the alarm was raised.
The blue Amarok had been stolen from a property just before 2am, with the owner reporting the theft
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) welcomes the temporary fuel levy relief announced in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, alongside government’s commitment to fiscal stability, infrastructure investment and stronger municipal accountability.
NADA says these measures
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Hawks in Mpumalanga, through the Secunda Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI), arrested a 31-year-old Nigerian man for allegedly dealing in drugs during an operation in Bethal on Wednesday, 21 October 2026. The operation was supported by the Secunda K9 Unit and Secunda Crime Intelligence
22 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
An investigation is underway following an incident in which a man allegedly attacked his father with a blunt object and engaged in a shootout with police in Masoyi on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. The man has since died.
It is reported that the suspect, who resided at Bhekiswayo Trust, attacked his father