Picture: North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari/Supplied
By REGINALD KANYANE
The non-compliant motorists feel the pinch of the law during Thuntsha Lerole’s law enforcement operation in Kanana Township, near Orkney. The law enforcement agencies sealed all entry points of Kanana Township, to stamp authority and ensure total compliance on the road.
North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari said during a joint law enforcement operation between Provincial, Municipal Traffic, South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Home Affairs (Customs) and road users, were engaged in safety awareness.
“Those found not complying with regulations were punished according to prescripts. Following the hard work of dedicated law enforcement officers, 114 vehicles were stopped and checked, and 9 unlicensed drivers were fined.
“Thirteen expired and failure to display licence disc as well as five warrant of arrests were issued. Five foreign nationals mostly from Lesotho, were also arrested for failing to produce documentation,” he said.
Lehari further said, that as part of the operation, road users received road safety education through awareness campaigns. He added that, this was part of the Thuntsha Lerole Accelerated Service Delivery Programme (ASDP) that took place in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality.
“This is ahead of the scheduled Presidential Imbizo in Potchefstroom today. Thuntsha Lerole is currently being rolled out to local municipalities across the province, where various departments and state-owned entities, working together with the local and district municipalities, are responding to service delivery challenges in a coordinated and integrated approach.
“The ASDP also forms part of the government’s District Development Model (DDM), which is an integration of development plans and programmes by all spheres of government to deliver services to communities,” said Lehari.
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