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AA welcomes reduction in road accidents over Easter period

The Automobile Association (AA) has welcomed the significant decrease in road accidents during the 2025 Easter period. The number of motor vehicle accidents dropped from 209 in 2024 to 141 in 2025 — a 32.5% overall reduction. Fatalities also declined by 45.6%, from 307 deaths in 2024 to 167 in 2025. Every province recorded fewer fatalities, except Mpumalanga, which saw an increase. AA spokesperson Eleanor Mavimbela said the encouraging results […]

today30 April 2025

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‘Pull over and sleep’ – how Western Cape dealt with 900 public transport drivers with fatigue

Long-distance driving is known to play havoc on the mind, hypnotising exhausted drivers to the point of simply nodding off at the wheel, their vehicles veering off the road or into oncoming traffic. Realising the dangers of exhausted drivers on the road, the Western Cape Traffic Department decided it was time to start enforcing nap time for public transport drivers. Long-distance taxi, bus and truck operators have their own time […]

today30 January 2020

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