{"id":117982,"date":"2026-08-11T13:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/?p=117982"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:29:16","slug":"afriforums-volksrust-branch-puts-up-64-new-stop-signs-within-the-first-seven-months-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/afriforums-volksrust-branch-puts-up-64-new-stop-signs-within-the-first-seven-months-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum\u2019s Volksrust branch puts up 64 new stop signs within the first seven months of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A total of 64 stop signs have already been replaced in Volksrust since the beginning of the year, and there is no stopping AfriForum\u2019s Volksrust branch in its efforts to improve road safety in this Mpumalanga town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lou Duvenhage from AfriForum’s Volksrust branch at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This project has already made a huge difference over the past seven months, and work continued in July with the erection of nine new stop signs and eight poles. Six stop signs were installed at the intersections of Smit Street with Pretorius, Michaelson, Chris Hani, Krogh, and Tontelbos Streets, while the stolen stop sign at the corner of Volk and Wes Streets, as well as the damaged stop sign and pole at the corner of Kruger and Louis Trichardt Streets, were also replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Johan Kennard, Chairperson of AfriForum\u2019s Volksrust branch, every new stop sign erected or repaired brings Volksrust closer to becoming a safer town for motorists and pedestrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Kennard warns that the installation and clear visibility of traffic signs and road markers cannot ensure road safety on their own, and that safer roads also depend on motorists and pedestrians adhering to traffic rules. \u201cMotorists have a responsibility to observe the rules of the road, and the blatant violation of these rules \u2013 such as ignoring stop signs \u2013 creates life-threatening situations for other motorists and pedestrians,\u201d he emphasises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AfriForum\u2019s Volksrust branch is therefore engaging with the local traffic chief to step up the enforcement of traffic rules in the town, in the interest of all road users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get involved<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join AfriForum\u2019s Volksrust branch today. Visit www.wordlid.co.za for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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