POLOKWANE – In a statement released, the Municipality says it strongly condemns the aggressive and unruly behavior by motorists towards the municipality’s traffic officers.
“There was an unfortunate incident on Monday, 21 May, where an on duty traffic officer was knocked by a motorist who was refusing to be issued with a traffic fine for parking illegally. The municipality urges all motorists to obey and respect instructions from traffic officers and the rules of the road at all times to avoid unnecessary actions taken against them for non-compliance,” the statement read.
Backup had to be called and the concerned motorist, who was identified as a lawyer, was detained and will be facing the mighty hand of law.
The injured traffic officer was taken to hospital and later released and is now recovering at home.
“The municipality will enforce the law on the roads and requires full cooperation from the public to ensure that the roads are safe,” the statement concluded.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
