Director of Road Traffic and Safety Services Fergus Francis Gondwe has hailed Khunga Magistrate Court in Dwangwa for suspending the licence of one Jamison Chinangwa Nkhoma who was found guilty of driving recklessly,causing death to a pedestrian and failing to render reasonable assistance. The accident happened last month in the sugarcane growing town of Dwangwa […]
Malawians have been advised to always make prior verification with the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) and Malawi Police Service (MPS) before purchasing a motor vehicle even if the vehicle is bearing a local registration number because sometimes the vehicle may have been stolen or smuggled into the […]
Minister of Homeland Security, Nicolas Dausi has called on the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) to enforce traffic laws to reduce road accidents in the country, saying Malawi loses 1 333 people every year to road accidents. “It is incumbent upon government to ensure that the directorate and Malawi Police Service come together […]
Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) has asked Members of Parliament to consider speeding up deliberations on the revision of the Road Traffic and Fines Act. Northern Region Director of Road Traffic and Safety Services, Leonard Ntonya said Wednesday in an interview that the revised Act is expected to come up with new […]
Public tax collector Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says it has seized 47 vehicles, mostly Toyota Fortune owned by car hire companies, for non-payment of tax to recover K488 million. MRA head of corporate affairs Steve Kapoloma said they seized the vehicles in joint operation with the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) which was conducted in […]
Malawi Police have registered an increase in crime cases and traffic offence in the third quarter of this year in the Southern and Central Region. Southern Region Commissioner of Police Demester Chigwenembe said they registered an increase of 62 percent of traffic offences in the region in the third quarter compared to last year. Chigwenembe […]
Following some revelation on social media that some cars are bearing same registration on their number plates on the roads of Malawi, the Directorate Road Traffic and Safety Service (DRTSS) has warnèd that this duplication is illegal. DRTSS further asks such motorists to immediately surrender their registration plates and apply for new registration numbers. This has come about after a controversial […]
Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Francis Chinsinga on Friday attested to his Ministry’s commitment to curb corruption in the Department of Road Traffic. Chinsinga said rendering of road traffic and safety services, including enforcement of road traffic regulations has been among the high ranked corruption zones in the country. As […]
Malawi government has succumbed to pressure from motorist and other road users not to affect its newly adjusted fees and fines for road traffic services and offenses. The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) recently adjusted by over 200 % t fees and fines for road traffic services and offenses in an […]
The Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) has justified the 200 percent increase on prescribed offenses, penalties and miscellaneous fees as a way for motorists to comply with rules and regulations and that will go ahead to implement the new penalties despite parliament arguing the move is illegal. Acting Director for DRTSS, Fergus […]
From driving a vehicle without a driver’s licence, underrating traffic police officers to dangerous overtaking, there are lots of things you can be fined for in this day and age as Malawi government has increased amount of money motorists can be fined. The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) released their adjusted fees for […]
Statistics from the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) say it all; in just three months from July to September this year, a total of 329 lives were lost on the roads of Malawi. Traveling by road while enjoying the beautiful scenery across the country was once a marvel during yesteryears. But for […]
The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) in Malawi has adjusted fees for road traffic services and fines in an apparent attempt to reduce increasing cases of road accidents largely blamed on reckless driving. The new fees and fines for prescribed offenses will be with effect from November 13. Road traffic authorities say […]
Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) has said it does not have the capacity to deploy traffic police officers along semi-urban roads. DRTSS Public Relations Officer, Angelina Makwecha said on Monday in Blantyre taht the department was as of now understaffed thereby could not manage to deploy officers in each and every road […]
Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) has embarked on an awareness campaign to inform motorbike taxi operators – known as Kabaza – in the northern region to ensure they acquire the Directorate’s valid documents. The campaign follows frequent fatal accidents on the country’s roads, which commentators have attributed to operators without valid road […]
Blantyre Magistrates Court has convicted a 34 year old truck driver for cramming 58 passengers in his vehicle. Magistrate Simeon Mdeza is expected to hand down the sentence today, Friday. This was after the police arrested the truck driver Alexander Kalumba and charged him with an offence of endangering lives of people. Police prosecutor Charles […]
The Lilongwe Senior Magistrate Court has slapped five drivers with K100,000 fines each for driving under the influence of beer which is contrary to Section 128(1) (a) as read with section 128 (9) of the Road Traffic Act. The Police traffic personnel conducted random breath tests on them and established the offence hence the Court […]
Many Malawians debated at length following the ugly protests by minibus drivers and conductors in defiance to new regulations and their stiff fines if not followed. Commenting on Facebook, Mankhokwe Namusanya said the extreme punitive measures cannot protect people from accidents and the harsh fines and sentences are not deterrent factors to minibus drivers and […]