The Department of Transport has issued a directive to provincial and municipal traffic authorities not to penalise motorists who had complied with the prescripts of the application and the renewal of their driving licences

“The main contractor appointed sub-contractors through the implementing agent - the Department of Roads and Public Works"

“They must continue practising precautionary measures to help in preventing veld fires.”

WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR CITY

The department had warned that legal action will be taken against the municipality should it not comply within the 10-day period

The cost to repair infrastructure is estimated to be in the region of R60 million

Cash-strapped consumers also used the Cape Town hearing to make an urgent and emotional plea to Nersa to end poverty and inequality

“We express our sincerest apologies for the incident and while accidents can happen, it should never had been left unattended for so long.”

“The carnages we continue to experience on our roads are instigated by a number of factors mostly embedded in human behaviour and vehicle factors”

The programme was also aimed at curbing social ills, such as teenage pregnancy