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WATCH: Mbalula talks tough on newly proposed traffic laws Siyanda Ndlovu
Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Facebook/Department of Transport Noticeable in the changes was the zero tolerance to drunk drivers. He said they would introduce a demerit system which would see drivers lose their licences.
There are wholesale changes in traffic laws that will be introduced by the Department of Transport by June.
Last year, Mbalula formally introduced the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill to Parliament.
The Bill aims to introduce dozens of new traffic and motoring-related changes, including regulations around driving schools, licences and traffic cops.
Noticeable in the changes was the zero tolerance to drunk drivers. He said they would introduce a demerit sy