MEDIA ALERT

SUPER STARS SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY DAY

South Africa’s own super stars, Mandoza, Rebecca Malope, Mzekezeke, Avanti, and Ntando are pledging their support to International Road Safety Day. Tomorrow evening (Tuesday) 6 April 2004, the stars will attend a road safety symposium at the Riverside Hotel in Durban between 17h00 and 20h00, hosted by KZN Transport MEC Mr. S’bu Ndebele.

Approximately 120 people including a broad spectrum of key decision makers in the road transport sector representing intellectuals, business, and transport officials will attend the symposium.

Speakers at the symposium include Dr. Saths Cooper, vice chairman of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), Head of the University of Natal’s Accident Research Centre (UNIARC) Dr. Mongezi Noah and Independent Researcher Stacey Van Schalwyk.

The topics to be debated include:

1. Revisioning the RAF towards road safety.
2. Car Advertisements – symbolisms and mediation of driving habits and culture in the media: how are these understood and assimilated by the public?
3. Motorists are pedestrians first.

The symposium will culminate in International World Health Day, which has been dedicated to Road Safety. The event will take place at Kingsmead Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, April 7 commencing at 10h00 and is expected to draw about 50 000 people.

Members of the public are informed that as part of World Road Safety Day on Wednesday, there will be a procession of cars from KwaMashu, Umlazi and Marianhill. The roads that will be affected by the cavalcade commencing from KwaMashu SAPS include Ntombela Road, M25 Malandela Road, North Coast Road, Connought Bridge, Umgeni Road south bound, Soldiers Way, Leopold Street, Canongate Road and Berea Road up to Botha’s Gardens.

The convoy from Marianhill will proceed from the Road Traffic Inspectorate offices in Pinetown. The roads that will be affected are Stockville Road, Richmond Road, Old Main Road towards Cowies Hill, Jan Smuts Highway, N3 Western Freeway, Berea/Tollgate off ramp, Berea Road East and M8 Glenwood intersection into Botha’s Gardens.

The route from Umlazi will start from Umlazi SAPS on Isilo Road. The following areas will be affected: Mangosuthu Highway, Main Road 1902 at M30, R102 South, M30 South Coast Road, M7 west bound, R102 City/Umbilo, Umbilo Road/Gale Street split into Botha’s Gardens.

From Botha’s Garden the convoy will proceed east on West Street and then into Stanger Street. Upon Stanger Street left into Kingsmead Close, West along Kingsmead Close and left into the Cricket Stadium.

Any inconvenience caused to the public is regretted. All members of the public are invited to show their commitment to road safety by being present at the Kingsmead Cricket Grounds on April 7.

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