Transport Month to focus on three key areas

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Transport Month starts today and provincial authorities say there are three focus areas. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport's Mluleki Mntungwa says they will look to reduce road deaths, as well as acts of violence and the sabotage of public transport.

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