{"id":295195,"date":"2025-12-11T16:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=295195"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:07:52","slug":"road-safety-will-be-prioritised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/road-safety-will-be-prioritised\/","title":{"rendered":"Road safety will be prioritised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the festive season road safety campaign launch on the N1 in Kroonstad on 30 November, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, Free State premier, strongly cautioned road users to be cautious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She warned them that they should at all times be disciplined, cautious, and considerate of one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"295264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/road-safety-will-be-prioritised\/road-safety\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"road safety\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-safety.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWe will show no mercy to reckless drivers, and neither will we allow unroadworthy vehicles on our roads. 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