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EC Department of Transport retweeted
24 Oct 2021
Blockade of the N10 near Middleburg by truck drivers ow.ly/Rffj50GwUkS #ArriveAlive #RoadClosure @EcTransport
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EC Department of Transport retweeted
21 Sep 2020
#Cele "Who do you think you are?" @SAPoliceService Minister, Bheki Cele angered by a farmer who put him on the spot to answer if it's justifiable or not for farmers to impound dwellers' livestock grazing on their farms. Cele convened an imbizo in Newcastle amid tensions. @eNCA
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11 Sep 2020
All 26 inside a long distance bus from WC to the EC were unharmed. Their bus hit a head of about 10 cattle on the N2 near Palmietvlei. The cattle were sleeping in the middle of the road.
At least 3 laid dead on the road on the aftermath. #ArriveAlive
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20 Aug 2020
4 people have died from 2 separate accident on the N2 in the EC last night.
Blue Car: Head on, with a truck on the Kei Cuttings. Drivers of both vehicles perished.
White Car: Single vehicle overturned near Berlin. 2 died, 3 injured.
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14 Jul 2020
The Wapadsberg Pass on the R61 between Graaff Reinet & Cradock, closed to traffic with immediate effect due to heavy snowfalls. Officials are monitoring other high laying areas and mountain passes, and similar closures can be expected where deemed necessary. #satraffic
2 Jun 2020
An UNPRECEDENTED high number of pedestrians have died on the EC roads since the start of Lockdown Level 3 on Monday. Pedestrians accounted for 8 of the more than 10 fatalities, as the EC witnessed a spike in road crushes, another UNPRECEDENTED for a Mon and a Tues. #ArriveAlive
29 May 2020
NEW VENTURE: “A bouquet of Mhlonyane” koo hola beendlela Phesh’a kweNciba.
My people are being industrious ✊🏾
#Covi19 supposed cure 🤷🏾♂️#TheHeallyHerb
20 May 2020
EC Transport MEC, Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe has condemned this heedless and murderous behavior, challenging law enforcement to move with speed in tracking down and arresting all those involved in this potentially deadly act.
#ArriveAlive #LockdownSA #BloodAndWater
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17 May 2020
📢📢📢 MADODA:
Ukuqala namhlanje, indoda nganye iyacelwa ukuba yenze ii-push ups ezilingana nemimyaka yayo yokuzalwa, qha!
Surely that’s not a lot to ask for, is it?
I THANK YOU!
15 Apr 2020
🚨🚨🚨THE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS: ALL 15 TAXI OCCUPANTS DIE, AN INSTANCE OF GROSS VIOLATION OF THE COVID-19 PASSENGER REGULATIONS
MEC Tikana-Gxothiwe has expressed shocked, sadness and deep disappointment at the taxi accident that claimed 15 lives on the N2 near Mt Frere
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15 Apr 2020
🚨JUST IN:
All 11 occupants of a minibus taxi have died in a head-on collision on the N2 between Mt Frere and Mt Ayliff in the EC. The taxi was traveling from Mt Ayliff to Mt Frere when it collided head-on with a truck.
#ArriveAlive
EC Department of Transport retweeted
11 Apr 2020
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9 Apr 2020
Just how beautiful is that V-shaped and bushy area kodwa? #COVID19 #lockdownextension plzzz
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EC Department of Transport retweeted
5 Apr 2020
A big Thank You to the majority of the citizens of the EC for answering the presidential call for a national lockdown, to curb the transmission of COVID-19. Law enforcement officers and essential service workers in general, who continue to work tirelessly. SALUTE 👮♀️
#StayHome
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4 Apr 2020
🚨OFFICERDOWN!
EC Transport has lost one of its longest serving traffic officers in an accident on the R63, Graaf-Reinet yesterday. Frans Schoeman (29yrs service) was due to retire this years.
He was from a COVID19 deployment at Aberdeen on the border with W. Cape.
#OfficerDown
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EC Department of Transport retweeted
29 Mar 2020
EXTENDED PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATING HOURS FOR SASSA RECIPIENTS
From 30 March to 3 April, busses and taxis will be allowed 2 operate from 5am until 8pm to cater for their transportation needs. Recipients are required 2 carry their ID & SASSA cards to assist law enforcement efforts
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