{"id":1523,"date":"2023-09-13T20:41:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/dtsl\/2023\/09\/13\/easter\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:41:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:41:45","slug":"easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/dtsl\/2023\/09\/13\/easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech – MEC Nomandla Bloem Easter Road Safety Launch 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEC NOMANDLA BLOEM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

EASTER ROAD SAFETY LAUNCH<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

04 APRIL 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Provincial Commissioner Lt Gen Otola<\/span><\/p>\n

HoD Mr. Pieterse and HoM Mr. Diraditsile<\/span><\/p>\n

CPF Leadership, WAC and YAC members present<\/span><\/p>\n

Traffic Heads and Support Personnel<\/span><\/p>\n

Religious Leaders and Members of the broader community<\/span><\/p>\n

Every law enforcement officer on duty this Easter<\/span><\/p>\n

We are gathered here today to Launch our Easter Road Safety Campaign 2023. The Northern Cape Provincial Government welcomes this nationwide initiative aimed at optimizing the mobilization of our Law Enforcement officers for deployment on our roads to promote safety and the prevention of injury or loss of lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We know that people take to the roads during easter to spend time with family and friends. This means more road users and, unfortunately, heightened probabilities for accidents. One always hopes that our festive times will be full of peace and love, but the reality is that we have those who misbehave and break the law – resulting in preventable accidents and the loss of innocent lives. <\/span><\/p>\n

We remain committed to creating safer spaces and maintaining a hardline against law breakers and recklessness on our roads.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison is supporting the intensifying of Road Safety Campaigns with a robust Action Plan for the Easter long-weekend from 07 April 2023 – 10 April 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This period is, as we have indicated, known for higher levels of road congestion as industries and schools close and people move to holiday locations or their hometowns. We also know there will be a lot of festivals and parties drawing crowds of people and this places a specific need for vigilance and visibility around these events. <\/span><\/p>\n

The objective of the Easter Road Safety Campaign is:<\/span><\/p>\n