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| Suspected Kingpin heading syndicate behind theft of millions of Rands’ worth of road guardrails arrested: Duma orders team to probe possible links between kingpin, tow truck industry, departmental staff and companies awarded contracts worth more than R500 million to erect and maintain guardrails across the province’s 34,000-kilometre road network. (13-08-2026) |
| Dangerous abnormal trucks have been intercepted and impounded by RTI along the N3: Duma has criticized some companies for violating the National Road Traffic Act, which dictates that abnormal load operations must cease when there are hazardous road conditions. (12-08-2026) |
| Snow blankets houses and communities isolated, cut off and unable to communicate because of poor communication signal: Duma says teams from Human Settlements will focus on communities in Impendle, Kokstad and Underberg. (11-08-2026) |
| Raging fire destroys 700 structures in Jika Joe informal Settlements leaving between 400 and 500 residents, mainly females, homeless: Duma is liaising with the Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, who is now scheduled to visit KwaZulu-Natal this week. The Minister will be accompanied by the Executive Director for Un-Habitat. (09-08-2026) |
| RTI confirms the unfortunate death of popular Maskandi artist Scebi Dlamini in an accident that occurred at the robot opposite Melomed Hospital in Richards Bay. Duma extends his condolences to the mothers who have lost their children on Women's Day.. (09-08-2026) |
| WATCH LIVE - Update on SABC 404 between 14h00 and 14h30 by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma. (10-08-2026) |
| Truck stuck on R617 as RTI confirms snowfall in Kokstad, Underberg, Matatiele, and Clifton around Nottingham Road - snowfall chasers are prohibited: Duma commends RTI for swiftly implementing a snowfall response plan by closing R617 towards Kokstad and some road networks to ensure that motorists are not trapped. (10-08-2026) |
| Drive-Through Driver's license collection to be introduced: Duma announced weeks ago efforts aimed at ensuring efficiency. Already, the Head of the Department has visited Pinetown Driver's License and Testing Centre to engineer changes. (01-08-2026) |
| More criminal records for motorists for disobeying traffic rules: Duma receives reports from Road Traffic Inspectorate about successful sentencing of motorists while we are still transitioning to AARTO Phase 4, Demerit Point System. (02-08-2026) |
| Professional driving licence permit (PrDP) Application Delays caused by Home Affairs’ migration from ABIS system to the HANIS system: Duma receives complaints from members of the public and has mandated Head of Department, Zibusiso Dlamini, to liaise with Home Affairs and Road Traffic Management Corporation to resolve the matter urgently. (30-07-2026) |
| RTI reports about a snowfall along the Drakensberg area. It is drizzling in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal: Duma receives a report and is happy about the work of teams from both Departments of Transport and Human Settlements. (29-07-2026) |
| 7 Abnormal trucks with cargo exceeding the legal size have been once again removed from the N3 before killing innocent people: Duma commends RTI for implementing a snow response plan through #NenzaniLaEzweni operation. (29-07-2026) |
| Snow in KZN, graders to remove it before it could accumulate to above 30cm. More than 170 rooms have made available at Montclair Lodge to accommodate destitute families: Duma says teams from Transport and Human Settlements will respond with agility to severe weather patterns triggered by a cut-off low pressure system. (28-07-2026) |
| AARTO-Demerit Point System in KZN as Part of Enforcing Road Safety: Duma to Witness the First Motorist to Be Issued with an Electronically Generated Administrative Adjudication Road Traffic Offense Infringement Notice. (27-07-2026) |
| Four people have perished in another horrific head-on collision accident along the N2 in Umtubatuba: Duma receives a report at 2am and sends his condolences to the families of the deceased. (27-07-2026) |
| 11 trucks impounded by RTI for traffic rules violations, some with worn-out tyres: Duma warns that imported cheap tyres and worn-out tyres are behind some of the horrific road crashes involving trucks on the N3 and announces crackdown by RTI and Operation Shanela. (26-07-2026) |
| MEDIA UPDATE: Duma says RTI is cracking down on trucks. (26-07-2026) |
| URGENT UPDATE - Mass Prayer and Memorial Service for the victims of a horrific crash that occurred on the R612, Breamer near KwaDumisa, Umzinto towards Ixopo: Duma releases the names of 5 victims after a series of meetings with families. (22-07-2026) |
| High conviction rates reflects a sustained RTI no-nonsense approach and enduring partnership with National Prosecuting Authority and SAPS: Duma publishes names of convicted reckless motorists and is encouraged by the successful execution of #NenzaniLaEzweni Operations as part of ensuring road safety. (23-07-2026) |
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Historic and first-of-its-kind Transport Indaba to take place on 1 -2 October 2026: Duma has announced the hosting of this gathering involving international, national, provincial and local key stakeholders. (21-07-2026) |
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36 school children loaded into a minibus taxi (with heavily black-tinted windows) have been rescued by RTI: On the first day of the re-opening of schools, Duma affirms the Department s commitment to intensifying the #NenzaniLaEzweni operation as part of protecting innocent lives from reckless motorists. (21-07-2026) |
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A horrific accident involving another VW Polo has claimed the lives of five victims - 3 females and 2 males: Duma receives a report from RTI and has
expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims. (19-07-2026) |
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