MEDIA ALERT

TRANSPORT HEAD TO ATTEND ROAD SAFETY DAY IN UMLAZI

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport CEO Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa will be attending a Road Safety Day tomorrow (14/10/2004) at Mangosuthu Technikon in Umlazi, south of Durban at 10 am.

Held under the banner of the Umlazi Safer Communities’ Project, the project is aimed at educating young pedestrians about road safety through formal education. A series of workshops have been conducted with educators and principals.

Last month, the project ran a competition for learners in 34 primary schools which incorporated pedestrian safety and celebrating 10 years of democracy through road safety. The awards presentations will also be held tomorrow at the function. 

The project is a joint venture between the Department of Transport, Department of Education, eThekwini Municipality and BP Southern Africa and they have piloted a holistic approach to Safer Communities.

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