NW TO ACTIVATE ROAD SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EASTER OPERATIONS

North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport M anagement, Dr Mpho Motlhabane, joined by the National Minister of Transport, Mr Joe Maswanganyi will officially activate the 2017 Road Safety and Law Enforcement Easter Operations.

During the event that is scheduled to take place in the Rustenburg Municipality, the Minister and MEC will be joined b y Faith-Based Organisations who will conduct prayers in four diff erent areas identified as accident hotspot areas.

One of the areas is where the Province recently los t the lives of eight (8) people, when the minibus taxi they were travelling with collided with a cement truck on the N4 road.

The activation of the Road Safety and Law Enforcemen t Operations is an annual campaign aimed at intensifying road safety e ducation and increasing traffic officers’ visibility on the road s.

The operations are meant to reduce road accidents an d fatalities across all major roads across the province. These are also inf ormed by the global UN Decade of Action for Road Safety campaign aimed at reducing fatalities by 50% by 2020.

Minister will further address the law enforcement a nd road safety officials who form part of the provincial Easter Road Safety and Law enforcement operations.

During these operations, the Department joins force s with all stakeholders in the transport sector to ensure that the citizens of the province enjoy road accident and crime free Easter period. Members of the media are invited to be part of the activat ion which will be held as follows:

Date : Thursday 06, April 20 17
Venue : Rustenburg N4, opposite Stay Easy Hotel
Time : 11:00

For more information and confirmation of attendance contact
Rebaone Moeng on 078 456 6351 or rmoeng@nwpg.gov.za

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