The festive season death toll — nearly 1,700 people died on SA roads — highlights the dysfunctional state of the road traffic system, road safety experts say.

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said this month that road deaths from December 1 2021 to January 11 2022 increased by 14% to 1,685 compared with the 2020/2021 festive season...

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