Duma Unveils Plan to Strengthen Road Traffic Inspectorate with 278 New Officers. Image: Supplied via Transport and Human Settlements.
(The Post News)– KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma has stepped upped road safety campaign by opening 278 traffic officer posts to crack down on reckless driving. Duma said that in an effort to make KwaZulu-Natal a successful and secure province for everyone, including future generations, they have begun the hiring process for traffic officers.
He added that they seek to clean up their roads and spare innocent lives with the “Zero Tolerance, No Nonsense Alufakwa” initiative. The vacancies include one control provincial inspector, 10 senior provincial inspectors, 67 provincial inspectors, and 200 trainee provincial inspectors.
Duma Highlights Road Safety Successes
Duma said in response to reckless driving more than 160 drivers were nabbed for driving under the influence in August alone. “We arrested a senior public prosecutor, two police officers, and a correctional services officer. It is very disappointing that civil servants with the responsibility to enforce the law and also uphold it were caught breaking it,” he said.
Duma confirmed that the matter concerning the prosecutor has been formally enrolled, and the court has postponed proceedings to October 2025, pending the outcome of forensic blood test results. Adding that no one was above the law. The arrest of a senior public prosecutor—someone entrusted with the responsibility of upholding the law—strikes at the very heart of the justice system and is viewed by this department with the utmost seriousness. We expect that the matter will be handled with transparency, integrity, and in full accordance with the law, according to Duma.
He added that the department, working with the Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security (JCPS) Cluster, is monitoring this and other similar cases involving law enforcement officers. These developments have been formally raised for discussion within the cluster to strengthen oversight and accountability mechanisms across the criminal justice value chain.
“We remain resolute in our mandate to rid our roads of reckless and intoxicated drivers, regardless of rank or profession.” Despite resource constraints, Duma praised RTI officers and all stakeholders for their commitment to public safety.
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