With the expected increase in traffic volumes during the upcoming Easter Period, the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) urgers the cross-border road transport operators to remain alert while transporting passengers and goods across the borders to various parts of the continent.
As part of the preparations for Easter, the Agency will heighten the deployment of its law Enforcement Unit, the Road Transport Inspectorate (RTI) to major corridors that lead to border posts which link South Africa with neighbouring countries. This heightened deployment is meant to match the expected high traffic volumes in respect of freight and passenger vehicles as well as to ensure compliance to relevant road rules.
The C-BRTA’s state of readiness follows a clarion call by the Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy, when she launched the 2026 Easter Season Road Safety Campaign on Friday, 20 March 2026. She called on the C-BRTA to heighten its law enforcement activities and for the
RTI to increase its visibility along all major corridors that lead to border posts.
“I call upon the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency to intensify monitoring and enforcement along key corridors to ensure full compliance with permit conditions, regulatory requirements and overloading of freight and passengers. We will also prioritise vehicle roadworthiness and fatigue management, and clamp down decisively on illegal operations and non-compliance,” said Minister Creecy.
With the theme; “It Begins With Me,” Minister Creecy further indicated that government sends a strong appeal to all motorists and pedestrians to take road safety seriously during this period and beyond. The Minister highlighted the need for all road users to observe the rules of the road to curb road accidents and save lives.
The CEO of the C-BRTA, Mr. Lwazi Mboyi, indicated that it important for the Agency to heed the Minister’s call and become visible on all major corridors to ensure safer movements of passengers and goods across borders.
“It is our collective responsibility as law enforcement authorities, motorists and general road users to ensure accident-free roads during the Easter Period and beyond. It is for this reason that we have deployed our RTI and heightened our law enforcement operations and related activities on all major routes in the country to ensure compliance,” said Mboyi.
For more information, please contact Mr. Kago Ramoroka 083 308 0987 or send an email to [email protected]
Issued by the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency
(Facts about the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency)
• The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) is a statutory body, situated in Eco Park, Centurion. The mandate of the C-BRTA is set out in terms of the Cross-Border Road Transport Act 4, of 1998, as amended (the Act). It operates in a commercial environment, with Government (represented by the Minister of Transport) being the shareholder.
• The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) facilitates unimpeded flow of freight and passenger cross-border movements and plays a critical role in the implementation of cross-border road transport agreements and issuing of cross-border operator permits.
• The Agency regulates all passenger and freight Cross-Border Road Transport from South Africa into the Southern African Development Community Region (SADC).
• Cross-Border Road Transport is underpinned by multilateral and bilateral agreements between South Africa and several of its neighbouring countries under the auspices of the Cross- Border Road Transport Agency and the SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology, including the SACU Memorandum of Understanding.
• The SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications, and Meteorology highlights the fact that the transport sector has a regional and global character and as such, seeks to promote integration and co-operation in transport matters between member states.
Core Functional Areas
• Law Enforcement - monitors the carriers through country-wide inspections and ensures that carriers operate within the prescribed legal parameters
• Facilitation and Industry Development- ensures that consultations and partnerships with other key role players within South Africa and SADC are fostered and maintained.
• Regulatory - responsible for the issuing and facilitation of all cross-border permits.
• Research and Advisory - advises the Minister of Transport on regional road transport imperatives and challenges. This function also monitors and counteracts any restrictive measures that may be implemented by other states in the SADC region.