Forget having a quick one and driving home. A new law which reduces the drink-drive limit to its lowest possible number is set for presidential approval.

The Power FM talk show host was nabbed at a roadblock after a night out drinking on Thursday 5 March.

A new driving law will be implemented in June 2020 which will set the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers to 0%. That means that one drink of 350ml of beer or a single tot of brandy or spirits could put you over the limit.

Mpumalanga police express their concern after 1 300 motorists were arrested for drunk driving since the start of the festive season.

Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, is calling for an end to alcohol consumption in South Africa.

Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula takes on drunk drivers in Johannesburg on Monday 2 December 2019, to reduce road carnage ahead of the festive season.

The City of Cape Town announced on Monday 18 November 2019, that drunk driving makes up nearly three-quarters of weekly arrests in Cape Town.


The new EBAT system is being tested at roadblocks.

Judge Nkola Motata has been waiting since 2007 for the outcome of this case. He’ll be wishing the day never came, as he was slapped with a huge fine.

Netizens are sounding off on Twitter.

We all love a tipple, but the drink driving limit is in place to keep everyone safe. Here’s how much alcohol you can legally drink before driving.

The test is reportedly superior to urine testing because it can accurately tell whether or not someone has used cannabis within the last three hours.

Drunk driving is a major issue across all provinces. Here’s what you need to know when you fail a breathalyser test.

This is not a good look for these Douglasdale police officers. The City of Johannesburg is investigating a video where cops forcibly took a blood sample.

A drunk driver’s attempt to flee police went horribly wrong.

A shocking 312 drunk drivers were arrested over the Easter Weekend according to figures provided by the Road Traffic Management Corporation.

Breathalyzer tests are notoriously inaccurate and there are any number of things that can throw them out including baked goods.

These officers were in for a shock when they gave themselves a breathalyser test: But there’s a reason their hot cross buns pushed them to the limit.

This is delightfully devilish from the One On Nicol team. Motorists who were duped into visiting the pop-up location soon learned what was really happening.

“There really is no excuse not to pay outstanding fines unless the intent is not to pay at all. If that is the case, then I have no sympathy for individuals who do find themselves in the queue at a roadblock or checkpoint.” – City of Cape Town’s JP Smith

“In theory, any person caught with even traces of marijuana in their system whilst driving can currently be arrested and/or prosecuted,” says ALCO-safe director, Rhys Evans.

Drunk drivers could be in for the shock of a lifetime next year, as the RTMC department looks to fiercely clampdown on boozy motorists.

How are police going to deal with motorists under the influence of marijuana?

Gauteng traffic officials say they’re arresting more women than men at roadblocks.

Manny de Freitas – the shadow transport minister – has vented his fury at the ANC for allegedly “giving the thumbs-up” to drunk drivers.