Gauteng Launches Festive Season Road Safety Campaign

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ONLINE_EDITOR©®™    Gauteng Launches Festive Season Road Safety Campaign 

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, joined by the Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy and Premier Panyaza Lesufi, today officially launched the 2025 Gauteng Festive Season Road Safety Campaign along Winnie Mandela Drive near Diepsloot, Johannesburg. Held under the theme “E Thoma Ka Wena! It Starts With You,” the campaign places strong emphasis on pedestrian safety, responsible road behaviour, and intensified enforcement during the busy holiday travel period. Gauteng continues to experience a rapid rise in mobility, with the province now home to 5.5 million registered vehicles. 

MEC Diale-Tlabela warned that this surge is likely to increase congestion and place additional pressure on law-enforcement officers, especially during peak travel times. 

“The reality is that more vehicles and more movement mean higher risk,” the MEC said. “Behind every fatal crash is a family in pain. 






This Festive Season, we are calling on every road user to make safer choices. E Thoma Ka Wena, It Starts With You.” She expressed deep concern over the province’s pedestrian fatality burden. Over half of Gauteng’s road deaths involve pedestrians, with numbers rising during the Festive Season. 

This is not just a statistic, it is a crisis,” she added. “We are enhancing visibility, enforcing speed limits, and ramping up awareness in high-risk areas because too many lives are being lost on foot.” The MEC further urged motorists planning long-distance trips to avoid night-time travel, noting that most fatal crashes occur after sunset. She added that recent heavy rains have damaged several roads across the province, reducing visibility and increasing crash risks. “We advise road users to travel during daylight where possible and to slow down on wet or damaged surfaces. 

Your safety is in your hands,” she said. As part of the campaign, law-enforcement teams will conduct intensive multi-disciplinary operations, targeting: • Drunk driving • Speeding • Reckless and negligent driving • Unroadworthy vehicles • Overloading • Pedestrian violations • Public transport compliance Road maintenance teams will also be on standby to respond to hazardous road conditions and storm-related damages throughout the festive period. “If you break the law, you will be stopped, checked, and held accountable,” the MEC warned. “Our priority is simple: every person must arrive home safely.” 

The Gauteng Provincial Government calls on communities, public transport operators, pedestrians, and motorists to work together to reduce crashes and save lives. 

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