The Minister of Transport, Hon. Dipuo Peters will launch the 2016 festive season road safety campaign at Eldorado Park, opposite Slovo Park informal settlement, on Saturday, 03 December 2016.

The launch will be done together with authorities responsible for traffic law enforcement, MEC’s for community safety and liaison /Transport, non-governmental organizations’ that specialize in public transport, youth road safety forums and other sectors with an interest in road safety will form part of the launch.

Additionally; as part of adding resources that will be deployed to make festive season travelling safe and to enforce the law, the event will also be used to mark the passing out of 100 traffic officers who have been trained by the Gauteng Department of Community Safety.
Members of the media attending the launch are requested to confirm their attendance with Motlatsi Lebea on (073) 323 9333 or lebeam@dot.gov.za and Luthando Ngilana (071) 680 3445 / Luthandon@rtmc.co.za

Details of the festive season road safety campaign are as follows:

Date:           03 December 2016
Venue:       Open field on N12 Freeway opposite Slovo Park (Informal Settlement),
Eldorado Park, between M10 Klipspruit Valley Road and the R553 Golden Highway
Time:          09h00
          
For enquiries: RTMC Spokesperson - Simon Zwane: (083) 554 7730