18 December 2009 at the Traffic Training College commencing at 10:00 : RTI Passing Out Parade

KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Willies Mchunu will honour 101 newly appointed Road Traffic Inspectorate officers in a passing out parade tomorrow (18/12/2009).

08 December 2009 at the Muzovukile Sports Ground, Nseleni Area commencing at 10:00 : Launch of the Summer Holiday Road Safety Plan and Siyabakhumbula Prayer Day

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Willies Mchunu will officiate at the launch of KwaZulu-Natal’s Summer Holiday Road Safety Plan and Siyabakhumbula Prayer Day on 8 December 2009 at the Muzovukile Sports Ground, in the Nseleni area.

27-28 November 2009 at the Garden Court, Durban : National Participatory Educational Techniques Competition

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) in partnership with KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport will be hosting the National Participatory Educational Techniques Competition as part of RTMC’s pedestrian safety strategy.

21 October 2009 at 50 Braid Street, Pietermaritzburg commencing at 16:00 : Opening of State-of-the-Art Alcohol Evidence Centre (AEC)

KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, will unveil a state-of-the-art Alcohol Evidence Centre (AEC) in Pietermaritzburg tomorrow (Thursday, 21 October). This centre is part of a countrywide initiative by South African Breweries (LTD) to tackle drunk driving in South Africa. The AEC is fitted with the latest equipment to accurately detect a driver’s blood alcohol level through a single breath sample.

09 October 2009 at The Marine Building, Durban commencing at 15:00 : MEC Mchunu to be sworn in as Acting Premier

All media are invited to the swearing in ceremony of MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Willies Mchunu as acting Premier. KwaZulu-Natal Judge President, Vuka Shabalala will preside over the taking of the oath of office.

08 October 2009 at the Nsuze Open Ground commencing at 09:00 : Opening of the Nsuze Pedestrian Bridge

MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Willies Mchunu will officiate the official opening of the Nsuze Pedestrian Bridge. The opening will take place at the Nsuze Open Ground, which is located next to Nsuze Primary School.

04 October 2009 at the Kennedy Road Community Hall commencing at 09:00 : Extraordinary Media Conference / Kennedy Road Stakeholder Symposium

KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, acting on behalf of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government will on Sunday, 04 October 2009, convene a Kennedy Road Stakeholder Symposium. The aim of the symposium, according to the MEC, is to bring together key stakeholders including Abahlali basemijondolo, Diakonia Council of Churches, all leaders of community structures in the Kennedy Road Informal Settlement and interested groups in, “a last ditch effort to bring about peace and, to ensure that normality returns in the area”.

01 October 2009 at the Marianhill Toll Plaza commencing at 13:00 : Launch of Transport Month

MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Willies Mchunu will officiate at the official launch of Transport Month 2009 at the Marianhill Toll Plaza.

24 September 2009 at Asherville Primary School Hall, Madundube : Memorial Service for Seven Killed in a Collision on the R74 near Stanger

KWAZULU-NATAL Head of Transport, Mr. Chris Hlabisa will attend a memorial service for seven people killed in an accident involving a minibus and a bakkie on Friday (18 September 2009) on the R74 near Stanger.

18 September 2009 at MandlakaZulu Hall, Umlazi AA Section commencing at 09:00 : Meeting with MNR Taxi Association Stakeholders

KWAZULU-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu will meet all stakeholders in the MNR Taxi Association tomorrow (Friday, 18 September 2009). The aim of this meeting is to put an end to the ongoing violence that has claimed lives of five taxi operators.

14 September 2009 at VW Barons, Pietermaritzburg commencing at 10:00 : Handover of Vehicle to Top SA Traffic Officer

Collin Govender will receive his prize of a VW vehicle on Monday (14/09/09), which he won when he scooped the award of South Africa’s top Traffic Officer. The official handover will be attended by the Head of KZN Transport, Chris Hlabisa and Manager of the Road Traffic Inspectorate Mr. John Schnell to show their support for officer Govender.

03 September 2009 at Mzuvukile Sports Ground, Nseleni commencing at 10:00 : Memorial Service for Seven Killed on 28 August 2009

KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu will attend a memorial service tomorrow (03/09/09) of seven people killed in a tragic accident involving a minibus and a heavy motor vehicle on Friday (28/08/09) on the N2 near Empangeni.

14 August 2009 at Inanda (Outside the Dube Village Mall) commencing at 10:00 : Official Opening of Presidential Police Station

National Minister of Police Mr. Nathi Mthethwa, National Police Commissioner Mr. Bheki Cele and KZN MEC Mr. Willies Mchunu will attend the official opening of one of the two presidential police stations in KwaZulu-Natal tomorrow (14 August 2009).

07 August 2009 at the Traffic Training College, Pietermaritzburg commencing at 08:30 : Official Opening of the new Traffic Training College

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Willies Mchunu will officiate the grand opening of the new Traffic Training College at 240 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg tomorrow, Friday (07 August 2009) at 08:30am. This revamped building has a capacity of about 120 traffic officers to be trained every six months.

28 July 2009 at the ESikhawini College Sports Ground commencing at 09:00 : Launch of Volunteers for the Volunteer Social Crime Prevention Project

KwaZulu Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will launch 600 new volunteers for the Community Safety and Liaison’s Volunteer Social Crime Prevention Project, over 70% of them are females. This event will take place at ESikhawini College Sports Ground in UThungulu District at 09:00am on Tuesday

26 July 2009 at Bester Hall, KwaMashu commencing at 09:00 and at Umlazi COMTECH Sports Ground at 11:00 : Unpacking of Issues Concerning Bus Service Providers in Durban

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will address the communities of Durban and surroundings at Bester Hall, KwaMashu at 09:00 on Sunday (26 July 2009) and at Umlazi COMTECH Sports Ground at 11:00 am to unpack issues concerning bus service providers in Durban.

24 July 2009 at the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature commencing at 08:30 and 13:00: Presentation of the Budget Speech for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will present his budget speech for the financial year 2009/2010at the KwaZulu Natal Legislature on transport issues on Friday (24/07/09) at 08h30 am. The second budget speech session will commence at 13h00 where the focus will be on Community Safety and Liaison issues.

13 June 2009 at the Sangoyana Sports Ground, Ulundi commencing at 09:00 : Sod Turning of Kwa-Novoco River Bridge

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, will officiate the sod turning of Kwa-Novoco River Bridge to be held at Sangoyana Sports Ground, Ulundi on Saturday (13 June 2009) at 09:00 am.

08 June 2009 at the Nongoma Multi-Purpose Centre commencing at 10:00 : Briefing on Closure of Taxi Operations in Nongoma

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will meet with the community of Nongoma and other stakeholders at the Nongoma Multi-Purpose Centre on Monday (08 June 2009) at 10:00 am to brief them about the closing of taxi operations in the area.

04 June 2009 at Magaba Hall, Hammarsdale commencing at 10:00 : Memorial Service for Five Killed in KZT Bus and Bakkie Collision

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will attend a memorial service of five people killed in the tragic accident involving KZT bus and a bakkie that occurred on Tuesday, 26/05/2009 at Hammarsdale. The memorial service will commence at 10h00 at Magaba Hall, next to the stadium, unit six on Thursday (04/06/2009).

16 May 2009 at Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg commencing at 09:00 : Vukuzakhe Farewell Function for outgoing Premier

Head of Transport in KZN MR. C Hlabisa will officiate at a farewell function arranged by Vukuzakhe contractors to honor the outgoing Premier Dr. Sbu Ndebele for his contribution in creating a platform for small contractors to emerge. The event will take place on Saturday, 16/05/2009 at Woodburn Stadium in Pietermaritzburg at 09:00.

12 May 2009 at the PMB City Hall commencing at 10:00 : Handover of school uniforms to needy learners by MEC and Msunduzi Regional Taxi Council

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele together with the Msunduzi Regional Taxi Council invites all media to be part of the event where the Taxi industry in Pietermaritzburg will be handing over school uniforms to over 200 needy learners from various schools in the Pietermaritzburg area.

10 May 2009 at Fundokuhle High School, Kwa-Kopi commencing at 09:00 : Sod Turning of Ngxongo Road

Provincial MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will officiate the sod turning of Ngxongo Road to be held at Fundokuhle High School at Kwa-Kopi on Sunday (10 May 2009) starting at 9 am. The proposed alignment is approximately 15 kilometres in length and its approximate total cost at present is R10.5 million. The road falls under the Msinga Rural Roads Transport Forum (RRTF) area and is within the Mchunu Tribal Authority.

30 April 2009 at iLembe Hall commencing at 10:00 : Memorial Service for Five killed in Collision near Nyoni Off Ramp

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will attend a Memorial Service of the five people killed in gruesome accident involving a Land cruiser and an Astra on Friday (24/03/2009) near Nyoni off Ramp during Speed Enforcement. The memorial service will be at iLembe Hall at KwaMaphumulo Shopping Complex at 10:00am on Thursday (30/04/2009).

21 April 2009 at KwaNongoma & Ulundi : Official Opening of Victim Friendly Facilities (VFF)

In response to escalating gender based violence and other types of violations against human rights in KwaNongoma and Ulundi, the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will be officially opening and handing over Victim Friendly Facilities to Ulundi and KwaNongoma SAPS on 21 April 2009. These facilities are intended to be used to give much needed assistance and support to victims of assault, rape, domestic violence, etc.

Venue: Ulundi and KwaNongoma SAPS (police stations)
Time: 09h00 Official opening of Kwa-Nongoma VFF
13h00 Official opening of Ulundi VFF

19 April 2009 at D-Section, Ulundi commencing at 09:00 : Official Opening of the Nthethe Bridge

KWAZULU NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, will officially open the Ntethe Bridge on Sunday (19/04/09) at D- Section of uLundi in the Sports ground of uLundi at 09:00.

The opening the first phase of the construction of Ntethe River Bridge was initially requested by a ward councillor in 2006. To date, an estimated cost of R1,7 million has been spent for the project. About 47 job opportunities have been created for locals – 37 males and 10 females. The number of people that will utilize the bridge after completion is huge. This includes S’khalelumuzi Primary School and Insikayendlu High School, a hospital and mobile clinics, a police station, public transport and historical sites etc., will benefit from the bridge.

18 April 2009 at Msinga Top commencing at 09:00 : Opening of Multiple Projects in Msinga

KWAZULU NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, KZN will officiate the opening of multiple road infrastructure projects on Saturday, 18 April 2009.

D1273 was upgraded from June 2008 to March 2009 at the estimated cost of R53 million. Dicky Pedestrian Bridge was constructed between April 2006 and November 2007 at approximately R5, 2 million. Zonyama Local Road was constructed between January 2008 and August 2008 at the estimated cost of R18, 5 million. Ezingulubeni Local Road constructed between June 2007 and July 2008 to the total estimated value of R3, 3 million. Main Road P32 was upgraded at approximately R20, 2 million. The total value of these projects is estimated at R100, 2 million. The Department is injecting R5.3 million for the construction of Ezibomvini Road which will be 4, 7 km in length.

17 April 2009 at Dannhauser commencing at 09:00 : Road Opening of Provincial Road P296/P38

The MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Cele will open the Provincial Road P296/P38 at an event to be held at Buhlebomzinyathi Multi-skill Centre (Dannhauser) starting at 9h00 on Friday (17 April 2009).

16 April 2009 at Embongolwane, Endayini Ediphini commencing at 09:00 : Road Openings of P218 and P710

The KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Cele will officially open roads P218 and P710 at an event to be held at Embongolwane, Endayini Ediphini starting at 9h00 on Thursday (16 April 2009).

03 April 2009 at the Gwija Primary School commencing at 09:00: Sod turning of Qhudeni Road

The MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Cele will on Friday (03/04/09) officiate the sod turning of Qhudeni Road. The event will be held at Gwija Primary School and Qhobo Secondary School Sport grounds at 09H00.

02 April 2009 at Babanango, near the Mpembeni Bridge commencing at 09:00 : Opening of the new Mpembeni Bridge P432

KWAZULU NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, will officiate the opening of Mpembeni Bridge P432 at 09:00 near the Bridge on Thursday (02/03/09) at Babanango. The bridge is situated on main road P432, between main road P47 and Babanango and is some 10 km from the intersection with P47. Both approaches to the Mpembeni River Bridge were washed away during a large storm in 2005 and the direct road link between Ulundi and Babanango had been cut. The approaches to the structure had been washed away.

31 March 2009 at the Mtunzini Plaza along the N2 North commencing at 09:00 : Road Safety Easter Launch 2009

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will unveil the Road Safety Easter Launch for 2009. He is expected to outline series of events to take place throughout the whole Easter Holiday to ensure compliance on the roads. Activities will include series of roadblocks to be conducted around the KZN province.

26 March 2009 at the Macekane Sports Ground commencing at 09:00 : Opening of P568 and Ukhula Bridge in Macekane

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, will officiate the opening of P568 and Ukhula Bridge in Macekane in the Empangeni Region. The opening will take place on Thursday, 26 March 2009 at 09:00 at the Macekane Sports Ground.

20 March 2009 at the Royal Show Grounds, Pietermaritzburg : International Computer Driving License (ICDL) Graduation Ceremony

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki will attend the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Graduating Ceremony that will be held at the Royal Show Grounds.

17 March 2009 at Ingwavuma at Manyiseni Court Grounds : Taking Services to the People Indaba

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele, KZN MEC for Health, Peggy Nkonyeni and MEC for Arts and Culture Weziwe Thusi, will attend Taking Services to the People Indaba which will be held at Ingwavuma, Manyiseni Court ground at 9:00am.

12 March 2009 at Ladysmith : Memorial Service for Sicelo Zondi

A memorial service for Sicelo Zondi, Zibambele Coordinator from the Ladysmith region was attended by KZN HOD, Mr. Chris Hlabisa, Manager: Road Infrastructure Development & Management, Manager Sboniso Mbhele and other Transport officials. Zondi passed away on the 7th of March 2009 when he lost control of the car he was driving and it overturned on the gravel road in Greytown.

10 March 2009 at Entembisweni, Greytown, commencing at 09:00 : Sod Turning of KwaMahulula Local Road

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will officiate the sod turning ceremony of Kwa-Mahulula Road at Entembisweni, Greytown. The event will be held at Kwa-Mahulula at 9H00am on Tuesday (10 March 2009).

06 March 2009 at Mabedlane near Indlovana High School commencing at 09:00 : Sod Turning of Mbalane Road and Nyelela Pedestrian Bridge

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will on Friday (06/03/09) officiate the sod turning ceremony of Mbalane Road and Inyelela pedestrian bridge at Ulundi.

05 March 2009 at the Shastri Park Community Hall, Phoenix : Drug Demand Reduction Strategy

“If you do drugs, you are a dead man walking”! MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele is expected to address approximately 400 Grade 8 learners who will be attending the event. This event comes after a similar one that was held in Chatsworth at the end of 2008 where it was recognized that there are enormous challenges facing young people concerning drugs in these areas.

02 March 2009 at Mondlo Stadium commencing at 09:00 Memorial Service for 11 killed at Greylingstad

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will attend a Memorial Service of eleven people killed in the horrible accident involving a minibus and four trucks that occurred on Friday (20/03/09) at Greylingstad in Mpumalanga Province. The memorial service will commence at Mondlo Stadium at 9H00 on Thursday (02/03/09).

26 February 2009 at the KwaMadlaka Sports Ground, Ezakheni commencing at 10:00 : JCPS Cluster Imbizo

The KwaZulu-Natal Justice, Crime Prevention & Security Cluster led by the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will on 26 February 2009 be hosting an Imbizo at KwaMadlaka Sports Ground, D-Section in Ezakheni starting from 10h00 with an intention of bringing the law closer to the people for better understanding with a specific focus on crime prevention and how it relates to the Criminal Justice System.

24 February 2009 at Thombothi High School commencing at 09:00 : Official Opening of the oThombothi Black Umfolozi Bridge

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele and the National Minister of Transport Mr. Jeff Hadebe will officially open the oThombothi Black Umfolozi Bridge, the event is set to be at Thombothi this High School at 09:00 on the 24 February (Tuesday).

22 February 2009 at the Mbalane Sport Ground commencing at 09:00 : Opening of the Mbalane Vehicle Bridge and Kwa-Leje Pedestrian Bridge

THE KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will on officiate the opening of Mbalane Vehicle Bridge and Kwa-Leje Pedestrian Bridge. The event will be held at Mbalane Sport Ground at 9h00 on Sunday (22/02/2009).

03 February 2009 at Etholamnyama High School Commencing at 09:00 : Sod Turning of Tulwane Road & Pedestrian Bridge Opening at Nkandla

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr Bheki Cele will officiate at the sod–turning of Tulwane road and the opening of a Pedestrian bridge at Nkandla. The event will start at 9am at eTholamnyama High School on Tuesday (03/02/2009)

31 January 2009 at Mseleni commencing at 10:00 : Funeral Service for Five Killed in Road Accident near Maphosa on 24 January 2009

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will attend the funeral of four members of one family at Mseleni who were killed at a gruesome and stomach turning accident which occurred on the N2 near Maphosa (between Mpangeni and Mtubatuba) on Saturday (24/01/09). The funeral service will be held at the Mbuyazi homestead (along the N2) and will commence at 10h00am tomorrow (31/01/09).

27 January 2009 at Mthendu, KwaMachi commencing at 09:00 : Unveiling of Flood Damage Plan for Ugu District

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will unveil a R617 million strategic plan which will help rebuild the lives of those affected by the recent floods in the Ugu District. The event will start at 9 am at KwaMachi at Mthendu, near Umdlangathi Secondary School on Tuesday (27-01-2009).

23 January 2009 at St Chads Sports Ground, Ladysmith : Launch of Siyazenzela – EPWP Domestic Waste Management Project for Ladysmith Region

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will officiate at the launch of Siyazenzela- EPWP Domestic Waste Management Project on Friday (23-01-2009). The event will start at 09:00 am at the St Chads Sports Ground, Ladysmith.

20 January 2009 at Sangweni High School, Matimatolo, Greytown commencing at 09:00 : Opening of P549 Road, Matimatolo

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will officiate the opening of P549. The event will start at 9 am at Sangweni High School at Matimatolo, Greytown.

19 January 2009 at Elangeni Hotel, Durban commencing at 07:30 : Media Briefing on Road Accident Statistics & SAPS Report for the Festive Season

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr Bheki Cele will officiate a media briefing on road accident and SAPS reports for the festive season 2008/2009.

08 January 2009 : Funeral Service for PTEU Head, Deputy-Director: B.A. Mkhwanazi

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bheki Cele, Transport Head, Chris Hlabisa, General Manager for Public Transport, Simo Chamane and KZN Director-General, Dr. Kwazi Mbanjwa attended the funeral service for Public Transport
Enforcement Unit (PTEU) head , Bonginhlanhla Alson Mkhwanazi, who passed away after a short illness.