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Namibia: Road Safety to Become a Formal School Subject
New Era, 17 September 2012
A total of 490 teachers and 93 teacher trainers received training countrywide on road safety, through an initiative by the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) to have road safety… Read more »
Namibia: Studying Road Safety in School
In 2012 an estimated 1.3 million people will die as a result of road traffic injuries, with more than 90 percent of these fatalities occurring in developing countries. Hoping to reverse this trend, Namibia has trained hundreds of teachers in road safety as part of a plan to introduce the topic into the country's formal education sector.
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Africa: Builders Must Put People First to Curb Road Death Epidemic
Guardian Network, 17 May 2012
Road crashes are one of the most disturbing global health problems of our time. A staggering 3,500 people die on the roads daily. Worldwide road crashes are now the No 1 cause of… Read more »
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Africa: Putting the Brakes On Road Injuries Is One of Development's Greatest Tests
Guardian Network, 26 March 2012
With traffic injuries on an upward curve globally, Rio+20 must make safety the centrepiece of a sustainable transport policy Read more »
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Tanzania: Road Accidents Claim 300 Lives Annually
Daily News, 18 September 2012
AT least 302 people died in 276 road accidents in Dar es Salaam between January and June, this year, it was said in the city. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyans Shame Dangerous Drivers on Twitter as MPs Debate Rules for Roads
Guardian Network, 8 August 2012
Nairobi considers traffic bill to introduce stiff penalties for dangerous driving as motorists face being outed by social media Read more »
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Nigeria: How 26 Persons Perished in Ibadan Auto Crash
Independent (Lagos), 17 June 2011
When some selfish leaders in 1970s and 1980s felt the best way to make their money was to ground the country's rail system, they probably did not know the magnitude of the tragedy… Read more »
