Overview
- JMPD's Easter Transport Plan, which took effect Thursday, reconfigures routes around Johannesburg's Park City precinct with one‑way flows and temporary taxi rank moves to ease congestion.
- Johannesburg officers and SAPS will run 24‑hour roadblocks with a zero‑tolerance stance on drunk driving, unroadworthy vehicles, and by‑law breaches, and they warned pedestrians not to cross freeways.
- Traffic agencies reported heavy flows on key routes, including over 2,080 vehicles per hour at the N1 Pumulani Toll Plaza and 1,100 per hour on the N3 at Dehoek, with additional surges expected at Kranskop as buses take worshippers to Moria.
- Cabinet called for responsible driving and confirmed heightened deployments, while the Border Management Authority said ports of entry are on high alert with National Defence Force support.
- SAPS said Safer Easter operations under Operation Paseka and Operation Shanela 2 will run through April 15 to sustain high‑visibility policing on roads and in communities.