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]
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
UPDATE: The death toll has risen to 10, with a further five people seriously injured and requiring Advanced Life Support interventions following the accident.
It has since been established that a single taxi lost control and crashed. The driver and conductor survived the accident.
Mi7 Emergency
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A serious two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Rinaldo and Moreland Drive in Glen Anil on Wednesday afternoon.
KZN VIP’s emergency medical teams responded to the scene, where one of the vehicles had left the roadway and travelled down an embankment into a stream following the collision.
Two
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The MEC for Roads and Public Works, Rre Bentley Vass, conducted an extensive infrastructure oversight visit across several villages within the Joe Morolong Local Municipality in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District.
The MEC travelled through Logaganeng, Mathanthanyaneng, Maketlele, Letsesaneng, Zero and
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A woman was injured following a serious crash near the Trade Centre bend exiting Phoenix on Tuesday morning.
It is believed that the vehicle went down an embankment after attempting to avoid a stationary vehicle.
Passing motorists rushed to a nearby service station, where they spotted a KZN VIP
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Minister of Transport, Ms Barbara Creecy on behalf of the Department and its entities, mourns the passing of Mr Khulu Phasiwe.
Mr Phasiwe passed away on 04 October 2026 while serving as Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications at Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS).
"We extend
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Motorists are advised of a stationary vehicle on the N2 Northbound before the uMhlanga Interchange. The left lane is obstructed, and delays may be experienced.
Please reduce speed, approach the area with caution and allow additional travelling time.
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Six people, including three South African Police Service members and two awaiting-trial prisoners, have been killed in a head-on collision on the R524 Levubu Road in Limpopo’s Vhembe District.
The crash happened on Tuesday morning, 6 October 2026, and involved a SAPS vehicle from Tshilwavhusiku
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) is calling on the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources to add N-methylaniline to a sample of South Africa’s petrol specification and to begin testing it.
The call follows an amaBhungane investigation, published on 17 September 2026, into
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Bela-Bela - MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Ms. Nakedi Kekana, has officially launched the Limpopo October Transport Month at SUNFA Stadium in Bela-Bela today.
Addressing stakeholders, traditional leaders, transport operators, business and government officials, MEC Kekana said the provincial