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Easter message to law enforcement agencies from MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma.
More than 10 motorists have been arrested for drunk driving, including one taxi driver, in KwaZulu-Natal during the Easter long weekend.
Several other drivers were also charged for various violations of the traffic rules.
The KZN MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, was at a roadblock near the Qalakabusha Correctional Services Centre at Empangeni on the province’s north coast.
Spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, says roadblocks will continue into the new week.
Sibiya says the motorists that have been arrested for drinking and driving are in prison, and the MEC is pushing for a six-year term in prison because he believes that will serve as a deterrent.
“He has also indicated that yesterday more than 180 cars were stopped during a multi-disciplinary roadblock held near Qalakabusha Correctional Services along the R43 in Empangeni, which is a stretch of road from Richards Bay port to Mpumalanga province,” adds Sibiya.
Duma on R34 near Qalakabusha Correctional Service Centre between Empangeni and Eshowe
IN PICTURES: More than 180 vehicles were searched from 10h00 until this afternoon during a Multi-disciplinary Roadblock on the R34 near Qalakabusha Correctional Services Centre in Empangeni. pic.twitter.com/gsusNvZMWj
— KZN Transport (@KZNTransport) April 19, 2025
