Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: The number of motorists arrested for drinking and driving since the 15th August has increased to more than 293.
Shockingly, this weekend alone, we managed to arrest 93 motorists before they could kill other road users.
We pause to heap praises on our highly dedicated, energetic, and efficient team from the Road Traffic Inspectorate.
We value the enduring partnership with Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who deployed the South African Police Service.
Traffic officers from eThekwini Metro, Umsunduzi, Kokstad and Ladysmith augmented our operations.
We remain encouraged by contributions from private security companies such as KZN VIP Protection, Blue Security, Marshal Security, and many others; too many to mention.
Collectively we saved the lives of innocent road users from these drunk motorists from the following areas:
Kokstad – 33
Durban (Umhlanga) – 24
Pietermarizburg – 20
Ladysmith – 16
We are inspired by words of support from many ratepayers associations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and ordinary members of society.
Members of the public have commented on various social media platforms, welcoming our firm fight against drinking and driving.
Importantly, we wish to single out Jacques Poupard of the Umhlanga Ratepayers & Residents Association (URRA), Julian Pillay, the National Director of the Vehicle Testing Association, and many others.
We welcome their inputs, and we commit to working collectively to ensure that our streets and high-quality road and transport networks do not become a playground of reckless drivers and criminals.
Our Zero Tolerance, No Nonsense, and Alufakwa Campaign will continue to target suburbs, city centres, townships, and many other areas.
We do want to make sure that criminal groups and individuals do not use our road networks to cause public disturbance or to commit crimes anywhere in the province.
Issued by the MEC of Transport and Human Settlements