{"id":1061,"date":"2024-01-24T13:04:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldot.gov.za\/?post_type=news&p=1061"},"modified":"2024-01-24T13:04:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:04:48","slug":"remarks-by-transport-minister-ms-sindisiwe-chikunga-briefing-the-media-on-the-preliminary-2023-24-festive-season-campaign-statistics-on-24-january-2024-at-grasmere-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ldtcs.gov.za\/?news=remarks-by-transport-minister-ms-sindisiwe-chikunga-briefing-the-media-on-the-preliminary-2023-24-festive-season-campaign-statistics-on-24-january-2024-at-grasmere-gauteng","title":{"rendered":"REMARKS BY TRANSPORT MINISTER MS. SINDISIWE CHIKUNGA BRIEFING THE MEDIA ON THE PRELIMINARY 2023\/24 FESTIVE SEASON CAMPAIGN STATISTICS ON 24 JANUARY 2024 AT GRASMERE, GAUTENG"},"content":{"rendered":"

MECs Present<\/p>\n

Director General of the Department of Transport, Advocate James Mlawu<\/p>\n

Deputy Director General for Roads at the Department of Transport, Mr<\/p>\n

Christopher Hlabisa<\/p>\n

Senior Managers and Other Officials of the Department of Transport<\/p>\n

Representatives of Provincial and Local Governments<\/p>\n

RTMC CEO Advocate Makhosini Msibi and RTMC Executives<\/p>\n

CEOs and Executive Management of Transport Entities<\/p>\n

Private Sector Stakeholders<\/p>\n

Members of the Media<\/p>\n

Ladies and Gentlemen<\/p>\n

Allow me to extend a very warm word of welcome to all of you and thank you<\/p>\n

for attending this briefing where we will be releasing the preliminary festive<\/p>\n

season road safety statistics. However, although we refer to this information<\/p>\n

on road safety performance as \u2018statistics\u2019, we are talking about<\/p>\n

1breadwinners, professionals, mothers, fathers, and children who lost their<\/p>\n

lives needlessly on the roads largely due to in the main negligent behaviour.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Minister’s briefing on the 2023_2024 preliminary statistics release<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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