LIMPOPO – The Zion Christian Church (Z.C.C.) will lead the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) and Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety’s National Prayer Day on Sunday, 15 November.
The programme, which will be held on the N1 outside Bela-Bela, will start at 09:00 according to a statement issued by the department’s Media Liaison Officer, Mike Maringa.
“The prayer will form part of the Road Safety Prayers in five identified accident hot-spots in Limpopo, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The government and interfaith movement clarion’s call across the country is for the reduction of fatalities on our roads,” the statement reads.
The statement added that the third Sunday of November was declared by the United Nations as the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
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“The international road safety awareness initiative serves to acknowledge victims of road traffic crashes and their families. The RTIA, together with the identified partners, has designed this unique community road safety awareness programme to commemorate the lives of those who perished on our roads.”
According to the statement, South Africa experiences an average of just under 14 000 road deaths per annum, which equates to about 38 people daily.
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“The increase in road fatalities is a great concern to government and the entire road user community. The RTIA urges the road user community to join hands in their respective spaces and pledge their support for the cause for safer roads. The festive season is upon us, and the intention to conduct a National Prayer Day for Road Safety is aimed at galvanising community participation in road safety matters towards zero fatalities on our roads,” the statement concludes.
