The Department of Correctional Services says the electronic monitoring of offenders will not only result in substantial savings for taxpayers, but it will also effectively track offenders 24/7. Speaking at the launch of the GPS electronic monitoring gadget for awaiting-trial detainees, Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said the initiative was aimed at "enhancing public safety through electronic monitoring". "Presently, it costs the taxpayer over R9 876.35 per month to … [Read more...] about What does it cost to keep one prisoner in jail per month?
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Let’s be Careful on the Roads This Easter
Drunk drivers and motorists who don't obey traffic rules have been warned: there will be more traffic police visibility in all the country's national road network starting from this coming Easter long weekend. On Tuesday, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele unleashed into the traffic policing system the 231-member National Traffic Intervention Unit (NIU). Last year, Ndebele committed himself to the establishment of the NIU to bolster operations and interventions of existing traffic law … [Read more...] about Let’s be Careful on the Roads This Easter
Shipping bill to help SA maintain safety standards
The Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Bill 2010 will assist South Africa carry out its obligation to maintain the highest standards with regards to the safe carriage of containers over the country's water. This is according to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele who, on Tuesday, asked the National Assembly to pass the Bill. The minister said a major part of world trade depended on South Africa's coastal waters and that 98 percent of the country's trade was … [Read more...] about Shipping bill to help SA maintain safety standards
Lets be Careful on the Roads This Weekend
Transport Minister Sbusiso Ndebele has called on road users to obey the rules of the road this upcoming long weekend. The nation celebrates Human Rights Day on Monday, 21 March, which is a public holiday. "We call upon all road users to obey all rules and exercise human rights on our roads. We also urge motorists to drive with their headlamps on at all times," he said, adding that traffic law enforcement officers will be on the lookout as part of the Make Roads Safe campaign and new … [Read more...] about Lets be Careful on the Roads This Weekend
No AARTO Roll Out Delay
The Department of Transport says the national rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act has not been delayed. "Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is still to announce a date for the national roll-out of AARTO and the minister has not announced any date as yet," said the department in a statement. It said once the minister was fully satisfied that the national roll-out of AARTO may proceed a date would be announced. This comes after claims in the … [Read more...] about No AARTO Roll Out Delay
Meanwhile Over 5.5 Million Vehicles and Drivers Checked
More than 5.5 million vehicles and drivers have been checked, 2.3 million fines issued, at least 10 000 drunk drivers arrested and more than 24 000 un-roadworthy vehicles discontinued from use over the past four months. This far exceeds the million-a-month vehicle check target announced by Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on 10 September 2010. The minister committed that as of 1 October 2010, traffic law enforcement officers across the country will stop and check no less than 1 million … [Read more...] about Meanwhile Over 5.5 Million Vehicles and Drivers Checked
Potholes the Answer
Government says it plans to create at least 120 000 jobs in 2011 through a massive road maintenance programme that will include maintenance of secondary roads and pothole patching projects across the country. The announcement by Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Tuesday comes days after President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address last week, which called on government departments to come up with ways to assist in job creation. During the address, Zuma called on all departments … [Read more...] about Potholes the Answer
Festive Season Road Deaths Drop
Despite a drop in fatal crashes on South Africa's roads this past festive season, authorities say the number of people killed on the country's roads every year remains unacceptably high. At least 1 551 people lost their lives in road accidents across the country between the beginning of December to 5 January - down by about 200 as compared to the 1 761 recorded in the same period of the previous year. Presenting the preliminary statistics on Tuesday, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele … [Read more...] about Festive Season Road Deaths Drop
