Picture: The traffic officers conducting roadblocks in Brits and Tshwane/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
Motorists who allegedly transgressed on the roads between Brits in North West and Tshwane in Gauteng were penalised. This comes after the Trans Kalahari Corridor National Committee in the Republic of South Africa held the Inter-Provincial Joint Law Enforcement Operations between Brits and Tshwane on 18 July 2023.
The Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC) is a road network ranging approximately 1900 kilometers across the territories of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia.
The TKCS Executive Director, Leslie Mpofu said traffic fines were issued for those driving without licenses, illegal immigrants were arrested, those having warrants of arrest paying their dues on the spot, and discontinued unroadworthy vehicles.
Mpofu further said they also educated road users about the importance of road safety in honour of International Mandela Day. He added that, the operations were consisting of 253 law enforcement officials from North West and Gauteng Provinces.
“The law enforcement officials took to the N4 road after the opening parade to conduct stop and check in all vehicles coming and going to North West and Gauteng to ensure compliance of drivers, passengers and roadworthy of these vehicles.
“We were also joined by delegates from Eswatini. The support we receive from various stakeholders in South Africa is appreciated and clearly shows that, working together, we can achieve our set goals. I am further pleading for continued working relationship and supporting each other even in the future,” he said.
Mpofu said this will ensure that the roads are safe from accidents and criminal elements. He said operations like this will also ensure that motorists do comply with road regulations.
“We also welcomed delegations of Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Mfanimpela Myeni from Eswatini. The Eswatini MVA visit is informed by the SADC bilateral agreement on the harmonization of systems and processes in ensuring a better African trade.
“They are benchmarking on South African transport agencies’ regulations and tools to correlate their services and working force. The Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC) is a tripartite transboundary Corridor Management Institution that was established with a political and economic vision to pursue or contribute towards deeper regional integration programs of SADC, SACU, and indeed NEPAD,” he said.
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