The minister asked that those who attended the media briefing stand up to observe of a moment of silence for all those who lost their lives over the past weekend’s Easter holidays.
Transport minister Joe Maswanganyi has announced that 235 people died on South African roads over the past weekend Easter.
This is a 51% increase compared to last year.
Maswanganyi was addressing journalists at the government communication headquarters in Tshwane on Friday.
Last year 156 people died on SA’s road.
This means 79 more people died this year’s Easter.
That was a preliminary report and detailed stats will follow.
(edited by MLM)
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