The MEC of Transport Limpopo & Community Safety, Ms Makoma Makhurupetje calls on all the members of the Zion Christian Church who will be travelling on our roads to Zion City Moria this weekend, to have a safer journey and most importantly to exercise patience on the road.
The first week of September marks the consecration of the new year of the Zion Christian Church and as a province we expect millions of the ZCC congregants to flock to Limpopo to listen to the main message by His Grace Bishop, The Right Reverend. Dr. B.E. Lekganyane on Sunday the 2nd of September 2018.08.31
“We join the masses of our praying world in wishing ZCC the happiest birthday as one of the biggest Churches in Africa and indeed as they pray over the weekend, we request that they pray for safer roads in our Province.” MEC Makhurupetje said.
The Moria Pilgrimage weekend coincides with the month end and as a result our roads are going to be the busiest in the country. Those who will be travelling on the N1 northbound from Gauteng to Limpopo must exercise a high level of discipline and patience as the traffic flow might slow at the Tollgates. Our Traffic Officers will be all over to monitor all the major roads on a 24-hour basis, assisted by the National Traffic Police from RTMC, and this includes the N1 Brigade, R71, R81, R37 N11 and D19.
Those who are travelling from Gauteng may not need to drive all the way to Polokwane, but rather use the Mokopane/Lebowakgomo route to use the D4040 (Boyne/Maja) road. The Construction on the R101 and N1 next to Ultra City Shell Garage is still on but our Traffic officials together with the Polokwane Municipality Traffic Police will be on side to do Point-Duty should a need arise.
Limpopo remains a “Zero Tolerance Zone” for those who do not obey the rules of the road and our officers will continue to discharge their duties without fear or favor in an effort that we Arrive Alive.