Ramaphosa commits to reducing road fatalities

President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed his administration to drastically reducing road fatalities.
He was speaking at the Inaugural National Transport Conference in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, earlier on Monday morning.
The three-day gathering brings together decision-makers, investors and innovators to engage on how to build a sustainable transport system that works for the economy and job creation.
Almost 12 000 people die every year on the country’s roads and the President said they want to reduce it by half within the next four years.
“Our roads, which are arteries of growth and development, are far too often places of destruction, injury and death. More than 12 000 people die on our roads each year. Through strategic interventions and deployment of the National Traffic Police on prioritised national routes, we have begun to see a decrease in our number of road accident deaths. During the latest festive season, the country recorded the fewest number of crashes in five years. We aim to at least halve road deaths by 2030,” adds Ramaphosa.
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