A multi-disciplinary team comprising of the South African Police Service, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, SANParks, Delivered Duty Unpaid and Customs, embarked on operation Phakisa activities in the region of Namakwa from Thursday, 22 January until Monday, 26 […]
A major fuel theft operation was disrupted on Saturday, 24 January, when a suspicious vehicle was intercepted on the Bloekomspruit gravel road outside Balfour. At approximately 14:00, a SAPS Balfour patrol vehicle noticed a suspicious car travelling towards Balfour. Upon further observation, a second vehicle, an 8-ton truck fitted with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The TMPD Tactical Unit, in collaboration with SAPS, Gauteng Traffic Police, and Private Security, recovered three hijacked trucks carrying copper with an estimated value of R30 000 000. The trucks were reported hijacked at N1 and Murray Hill on Tuesday, 13 January 2026. The joint operation was initiated following up […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A white 2009 Hyundai H-100 bakkie, registration CT 03 LC ZN, was stolen from 23 Chelmsford Crescent in Tongaat during the early hours of Saturday, 10 January 2026. An unknown number of suspects gained access to the property and drove off with the vehicle at approximately 03:00. The theft was […]
