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Traffic cop KILLED by the car she tried to stop

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Traffic officer killed by truck on N4 identified

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Eastern Cape

Traffic officer critical after iron rod pierces through car windscreen

Scene of the accident
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Traffic cop KILLED by the car she tried to stop

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Traffic officer killed by truck on N4 identified

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Eastern Cape

Traffic officer critical after iron rod pierces through car windscreen

Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Eastern Cape

Automatic Number Plate Recognition launched by department

By Siso Naile13-10-2022 19:23

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) buses will offer motorists to pay traffic fines on the spot when warrants are detected

death
Eastern Cape

RIP: EC Dept of Transport mourns tragic death of traffic officer

By Siso Naile21-09-2022 22:49

Eastern Cape Department of Transport loses a dedicated Provincial Inspector of 14 years. She met her tragic death on-duty

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Mpumalanga

Three more traffic department officials nabbed for R60 mil FRAUD

By Rorisang Kgosana16-09-2022 00:44

The group from traffic departments targeted and manipulated mostly truck drivers when renewing expired licence discs.

Gauteng Traffic
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RTMC recruitment of traffic trainees still underway

By Siso Naile30-08-2022 23:56

Approximately 167 000 applications were received for traffic officer training by RTMC, HERE’s what will follow:

Traffic Department armed robbery
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Traffic Department robbed by armed bogus contractors

By Siso Naile19-06-2022 10:56

A Traffic Department in the Enoch Mgijima Municipality was robbed by an armed gang that made off with an estimated R70 000 worth of cash

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Two men looking for traffic police job scammed by woman on Facebook

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty05-04-2022 10:59

Two young men were swindled out of R4,000 by an unidentified scammer promising them a job as traffic officers.

Traffic officer knocked down by taxi
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Nearly 150 Gauteng drivers ARRESTED for traffic violations

By Thabo Baloyi20-03-2022 20:02

Gauteng Traffic Police say those arrested include 62 motorists for driving under the influence both in Johannesburg and Pretoria

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Mpumalanga

Robbery: Suspects handcuff guards at traffic department, flee with cash

By Siseko Gwegwe14-01-2022 12:42

Belfast police want a group of armed robbery suspects who handcuffed security guards at a traffic department before stealing cash out of a safe.

Fikile Mbalula shutdown
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Fikile Mbalula – No mercy for deadly drunk drivers this December

By Samantha Riddle17-12-2021 14:10

‘Tis the season to be jolly but Fikile Mbalula warns motorists that drunk driving won’t be met with festive cheer this December.

Easter safe driving tips New driving rules
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Motorist alert: Online drivers licence system is coming to Mzansi

By Siseko Gwegwe18-11-2021 14:30

Long overdue hey? It began in Gauteng this year, now the new online drivers licence system is ready to get rolled out across South Africa.

Drunk driver
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Boozy disaster: Drunk driver crashed into traffic department yard

By Siseko Gwegwe04-11-2021 09:49

Is there an even worse place for a drunk driver to crash into? An East London motorist smashed into a wall at a traffic department centre.

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Traffic FINES: Department of Transport fails to capture violations

By Lyse Comins13-10-2021 12:35

According to the latest Auditor General’s report this transport department has not captured traffic fines for the past two years.

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WATCH: RTMC investigates after ‘bribery’ video surfaces online

By Storm Simpson28-05-2021 19:12

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is appealing to the public to help identify two “civilians” that appear to engage in a suspicious transaction with a Limpopo traffic cop in an online video.

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Easter Travel Latest: More than 1000 vehicles stopped in roadblock

By Lyse Comins31-03-2021 17:33

KZN Premier Sihle Zikalaka and Transport Community Safety and Liaison MEC Peggy Nkonyeni inspect vehicles in an Easter Travel roadblock.

Watch: Vehicle gutted by fire
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Watch: Vehicle gutted by fire at Gallows Hill Traffic Department

By Andrea Chothia13-02-2021 14:15

A traffic services vehicle caught alight and was completely gutted. Another was partially damaged at the Gallows Hill Traffic Department.

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Motoring

‘Law is going to bite’ – Rigorous enforcement of zero-limit drunk driving legislation vows Mbalula

By Riyaz Patel24-01-2021 13:24

‘It’s going to be zero,’ said Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula of government’s zero-tolerance amendments to drunk driving legislation which comes into force in June.

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Motoring

Motorists beware: Drivers’ demerit system just six months down the road

By Kevin MacGregor11-01-2021 18:20

After being debated and condemned for many years, the new drivers’ demerit system is almost here. Get the plans and the punishments here.

Minibus Taxis taxes SARS
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Gauteng Traffic Police condemn taxi strike violence

By Thabo Baloyi18-11-2020 12:31

The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) has accused government of not seeing to their demands as an industry

SIU Bribe department of education limpopo
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Two Gauteng traffic officers in court for bribery

By Thabo Baloyi26-10-2020 13:04

According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), the two sought a R5 000 bribe from the driver of a truck

Watch: Gauteng traffic officer
News

Watch: Gauteng traffic officer in hot water for ‘dancing’ on motorbike

By Thabo Baloyi31-08-2020 17:20

In a video clip which has been widely circulated on social media, the officer can be seen cruising his marked bike on a busy highway, without placing his hands on the handle bars, and is instead dancing while the motorcycle moves uncontrolled

Traffic cop steals cellphone
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Watch: KZN traffic cop caught stealing cellphone at Nando’s

By Andrea Chothia14-01-2020 11:43

A traffic cop has been caught on CCTV stealing a cellphone at a Nando’s fast-food outlet in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

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News

Mbalula opens up Aarto Act amendments to citizens before legislation

By Buhle Lindwa14-10-2019 15:10

The Aarto Act includes the licence points demerit system for “reckless drivers”.

Aarto Bill Stealth tax
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Aarto bill: Government passes controversial traffic demerit system into law

By James Richardson16-08-2019 14:11

The Aarto bill has come in for criticism from prominent civic groups who believe it will pave the way for corruption.

Limpopo traffic cops bribe
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Limpopo traffic cops imprisoned for accepting R150 bribe

By (ANA) African News Agency16-08-2019 06:50

Operation Siyabangena is showing no mercy.

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Cape Town cops’ weekend blitz nets 132 drunk drivers

By Buhle Lindwa13-08-2019 15:25

Guns, drugs and stolen property apprehended while drag racing was stopped in its’ tracks.

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