Press Release – World Day of Remembrance 2021
South African victims of road crashes - their families, and friends, were remembered on 21 November 2021 during three services for World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims. This United Nation’s sanctioned day is observed annually on every third Sunday in November....
Easter Statistics press release – 17 April ’18
Read the article here The 510 deaths over Easter on the roads mean a 14% increase in 2018, and this is on top of a 51% increase in 2017. This 2018 Easter toll is the equivalent of 4 large planes crashing over 12 days. Plane crashes would have received immediate media...
Franschoek Court Case’s Magistrates judgement criticized – 7 June ’18
South Africans Against Drunk Driving – SADD - assist victims of this crime to try and get a fair trial. We feel the 12-month suspended sentence with a R12 000 fine Michael Stolk received when he killed Anthony Webb at the 2016 Bastille Festival was totally inadequate...
Drink Driving NGO recommends M4 Cyclists killer does not get bail – 5 June ’18
Read the article online here South Africans Against Drunk Driving -SADD- recommend that Omesh Ramnarain who killed M4 cyclists Jared Dwyer and Richard da Silva, is not given bail, because we feel the sentence was incorrect for the following reasons. Magistrate Maharaj...
10 year jail sentence for negligent driving – 30 May ’18
Read the article online here Durban Regional Court Magistrate Anand Maharaj is hoping to set a precedence by sentencing Omesh Ramnarain, who killed 2 cyclists through negligent driving, to 10 years imprisonment. "The number of people who lose their lives in road...
Caleb Reddy Court Case 22 May ’18 – Randburg Sun
SADD was supporting the Reddy family and raising awareness of the crime of drink driving at the court case of Caleb Reddy, a young man killed on 27.12.17 by an alleged drink driver. The accused drivers’ passenger was also killed and died later. Before the Court can...
South Africans Against Drunk Driving: A mother’s battle to end road carnage
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‘Throw them in jail!’ – SA Against Drunk Drivers
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67 Minutes for Road Crash Victims – 2017
South Africans Against Drunk Driving dedicated 67 minutes, in memory of Nelson Mandela, by showing support to road crash victims in local hospitals. Pietermaritzburg, 18th July 2017 Local non-profit, South Africans Against Drunk Driving have shown their continued...
67 Minutes for Road Crash Victims – 2016
South Africans Against Drunk Driving dedicated 67 minutes, in memory of Nelson Mandela, by showing support to road crash victims in local hospitals. Pietermaritzburg, 18th July 2016 Local non-profit, South Africans Against Drunk Driving have shown their continued...
Womandla
August 2016 Buckle into the #WOMANdla campaign this August Swish. Click. Save a Life. Help spread the word on responsible seat belt use, by taking a selfie of you and your family and friends. You have the power to make a difference. Tag SADD on Twitter and Facebook...
2016/2017 Festive Season Statistics
South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD) are extremely concerned at the 5% increase in the death rate this holiday season. Approximately 1 714 people have died, which is the equivalent of 5 airplanes. This on top of the 15% increase last year means we have had a...