Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi
The death toll over the 2017/2018 festive season decreased to 1 527, an 11% drop from the previous year.
Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi released the statistics on Monday morning in Pretoria.
According to the minister, this had surpassed the 10% target compared to the 1 714 deaths recorded during 2016/2017 festive period.