Minister Nzimande officially launches 2019 Easter Road Safety Campaign
The Minister of Transport, Dr. Blade Nzimande will officially launch the 2019 Easter Road Safety Campaign at a Media and Stakeholder Breakfast to be held at the Golden Horse Hotel in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, 8 April 2019.
The Easter campaign is aimed at increasing driver awareness and reducing road accidents during and post the Easter period.
The focus of this year’s campaign is on the impact of alcohol on road users and its contribution to road carnages.
During the event, there will also be a demonstration of the Evidential Breathalyser Alcohol Test (EBAT) and a visit to the Alcohol Evidential Centre (AEC) in Pietermaritzburg.
Members of the media are invited to join the Minister and a panel of experts and key stakeholders as they vigorously debate on the implications of the EBAT system.
The Deputy Minister of Transport Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga, MECs of Transport and Community Safety and Liaison, CEOs of transport entities, key transport stakeholders and law enforcement officers, will join Minister Nzimande during the Easter launch.
Notable among the key stakeholders and forming the panel of experts will be the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), Research Institutions and Associations, Heads of Law Enforcement in provinces, pressure groups and the media fraternity to engage on and interrogate the EBAT initiative.
Details of the Minister’s 2019 Easter Road Safety Campaign launch are as follows:
Part 1
Media Breakfast with Experts,
Pressure Groups and Heads of Traffic Law Enforcement
Date: Monday, 8th April 2019
Time: 06:00am – 09:00 (for breakfast)
Venue: Golden Horse Hotel, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
Parat 2
Demonstration of Evidential Breathalyzer Alcohol Test (EBAT) and Visit to the Alcohol Evidential Centre
(AEC)
Date: Monday, 8th April 2019
Time: 09:30
Venue: Alcohol Evidential Centre (AEC), 50 Braid Street, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
Part 3
Law Enforcement Operation and EBAT implementation
Date: Monday, 8th April 2019
Time: 11:00
Venue: N3
Media houses attending the event are requested to confirm with:
Tshegofatso Maake
Cell: 063 281 9453
E-mail: maaket@dot.gov.za
Sam Monareng
Cell: 073 491 3382
E-mail: monarens@dot.gov.za
Enquiries:
Ishmael Mnisi
Cell: 072 566 0827
