More than 5 000 vehicles were confiscated this festive period after they were found to have defects that made them unsafe to operate.
The National Traffic Police (NTP), along with provincial and municipal traffic authorities, conducted roadside checks to identify un-roadworthy vehicles in an effort to reduce the number of crashes.
Furthermore, more than 450 000 traffic fines were issued to drivers for violations of traffic rules, according to an NTP statement.
