While conducting operations focused on overloading control, driver and vehicle fitness, as well as reckless and negligent driving, the Gauteng Traffic Police found a Light Delivery Vehicle along the R25 public road at Witfontein (Certilite Station). The vehicle was found to be overloaded by 710kg and was conveying 10 passengers […]
Legislation / Rules of the Road
92 trucks were found to be exceeding their legal weight limits in Akasia and Centurion
The Tshwane Metro Police Department Overloading Control Unit (OCU) conducted road safety operations focusing on heavy motor vehicles in Centurion and Akasia on Thursday, 22 January 2026. During the operations, a total of 142 heavy motor vehicles were weighed and inspected for compliance at the TMPD Weighbridges. Amongst those, 92 […]
Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Enforcement Action On Overloaded Truck Stopped on R513
On 19 January 2026, TMPD officer was patrolling along the R513 towards Pretoria when he spotted an overloaded truck towing an overloaded trailer without number plate affixed on it. He stopped the vehicle and escorted it to Akasia weighbridge for weighing, where the combination was found to be more than […]
PTCC Officers Intercept Unsafe Bus on N1 Highway
Pokwane: [19/01/2026]-Polokwane Traffic Control Centre (PTCC) officers intercepted a bus on the N1 highway en route to Gauteng, posing a significant risk to passengers and other road users. The bus, traveling from Malawi, was found to have a copied license disk that didn’t match the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on […]
17 trucks with fake discs and fake operating permits have been impounded by RTI Midway along the N3
Midway Weighbridge, N3: The RTI Team in Midway Weighbridge has just impounded 17 trucks with fake discs and fake operating permits. As learners return to school and workers go back to work, we want to ensure their safety. We are rolling out #NenzaniLaEzweni Operation and focusing on trucks along the […]
63 scholar transport services have failed the inspection in KZN
Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: We wish to inform the people of KwaZulu-Natal that a team of provincial inspectors attached to the Road Traffic Inspectorate and Public Transport Service’s Operation Shanela started the inspection of the scholar transport fleet quietly on Friday and throughout the weekend. This team of inspectors is […]
Three buses and two minibus taxis impounded for violating road safety regulations in Limpopo
The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety has impounded at least five passenger vehicles, including three buses and two minibus taxis, for violating road safety regulations. The vehicles were intercepted on the N1 south outside Polokwane during routine road safety operations, transporting passengers from Zimbabwe to Gauteng in excess […]
The TMPD Taxi Unit conducted a successful operation in Centurion and the CBD
The TMPD Taxi Unit conducted a successful operation in Centurion and the CBD on Monday and earlier today, 06 January 2026, resulting in the impoundment of 15 minibuses and a bus for non-compliance with the National Land Transport Act (NLTA). In a separate operation, the TMPD Overload Control Unit (OCU) […]
The Border Management Authority SA is ready to process high numbers of travellers
The Commissioner of Border Management Authority SA has arrived in Beitbridge to conduct the conclusion of the exit leg of the 2025/202b6 festive season plan and affirm their readiness to implement the return leg of the plan. The exit leg was implemented was from the 10th to the 31st of […]
TMPD Public Transport Unit working tirelessly to ensure the safety and compliance of all vehicles
As we continue with the festive season operations, the TMPD Public Transport Unit has been working tirelessly to ensure the safety and compliance of all vehicles operating for rewards across Tshwane. During recent operations in Olivenhoutbosch and Pretoria Central, a total of 19 vehicles were impounded for operating without the […]










