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Minister Madikizela to release WC Festive Season road safety statistics

27 January 2021

Tomorrow, Thursday 28 January 2021, the Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will release the 2020/21 Festive Season Road Safety statistics during a media briefing.

The national Festive Season Road Safety Report released by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula last week stated that the Western Cape recorded a 15 percent reduction in road fatalities between 1 December 2020 and 11 January 2021. This is the biggest reduction in the country.

Minister Madikizela will use the opportunity to unpack the Western Cape’s tactical 2020/21 Festive Season Plan that was implemented through increased enforcement and awareness of Covid-19 health and safety rules.

Details are as follows:

Date:   Thursday, 28 January 2021
Time:   10am
Venue: Concourse Area, 4 Dorp Street, Cape Town

There will be opportunities for interviews and photographs.

Media Enquiries: 

Ntomboxolo Makoba-Somdaka
Spokesperson for Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela
Tel: 021 483 8067
Cell: 082 953 0026
Email: Ntomboxolo.Makoba-Somdaka@westerncape.gov.za