{"id":59131,"date":"2024-01-07T17:10:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return"},"modified":"2024-01-07T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T17:47:05","slug":"gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expected to be busy as holidaymakers return home.<\/p>\n

Traffic police spokesperson Sello Maremane said the heightened traffic police visibility is aimed at ensuring safety and reducing accidents on the major routes in the province.He said 290 road fatalities had been recorded in Gauteng since the beginning of the festive season.<\/p>\n

The majority of the fatalities were a result of jaywalking, unsafe overtaking by vehicles, speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless and negligent driving.<\/p>\n

Maremane said the enforcement operations were aimed at curbing lawlessness and ensuring motorists adhered to the road rules while also eliminating criminal elements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Gauteng traffic police together with other law enforcement officials will be on the ground to ensure that everyone is safe. Road users must be vigilant, prioritise safety and look out for pedestrians who may attempt to cross the road on busy routes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Routes expected to be busy include:<\/p>\n

N1 Polokwane to Pretoria.<\/p>\n

N3 Durban to Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

N1 Bloemfontein to Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

N4 Emalahleni to Pretoria.<\/p>\n

N12 Potchefstroom to Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

R573 Pretoria Moloto Road<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expected to be busy as holidaymakers return home. Traffic police spokesperson Sello Maremane said the heightened traffic police visibility is aimed at ensuring safety and reducing accidents on the major routes in the province.He said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":59130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[274,315,275],"class_list":["post-59131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-africa","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"\nGauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return - South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expec ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expec ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-07T17:10:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-07T17:47:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-07T17:10:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-07T17:47:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\"},\"wordCount\":211,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-South-Africa\",\"South-Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\",\"name\":\"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return - South Africa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-07T17:10:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-07T17:47:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expec ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/\",\"name\":\"South Africa\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return - South Africa","description":"Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expec ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return","og_description":"Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expec ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return","og_site_name":"South Africa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-01-07T17:10:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-01-07T17:47:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return","datePublished":"2024-01-07T17:10:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-07T17:47:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return"},"wordCount":211,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-South-Africa","South-Africa"],"articleSection":["all news","community"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return","name":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return - South Africa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg","datePublished":"2024-01-07T17:10:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-07T17:47:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Gauteng traffic police will intensify law enforcement operations across the province on Sunday as major routes are expec ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2024\/01\/sm_1704636778.442078.jpg","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-traffic-police-intensify-operations-as-holidaymakers-return#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gauteng traffic police intensify operations as holidaymakers return"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/","name":"South Africa","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}