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Safety Tips when Traveling from Cape Town International Airport

Maravi Post Reporter

Cape Town’s natural beauty and warm hospitality attracts thousands of visitors from around the world annually. And like any other top destination around the world, it’s important to be safe and vigilant while exploring our incredible city.

We understand that planning your journey to and from the airport can be a bit daunting, especially if it’s your first visit to Cape Town. That’s why we’ve created this easy-to-use guide, designed to help you safely navigate between Cape Town International Airport and your destination, before discovering everything the Mother City has to offer.

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Recommended routes

A well-planned trip ensures a hassle-free journey. Here are a few routes you can use when moving to and from the airport:

· Travelling to and from the False Bay Area and Southern Suburbs: Travel via the M5 and N2, or the M3 and N2.

· Travelling to and from the Northern Suburbs: Travel via the N1 to R300 and N2.

· Travelling to and from Somerset West, Strand and Gordon’s Bay:

Travel via the N2.

NB: The following areas are considered high-risk, and we recommend staying alert should you choose to travel along these routes:

· N2 off-ramp onto Borcherds Quarry Road.

· N2 off-ramp onto R300 on both the Bellville and Mitchells Plain sides.

· N2 off-ramp onto Airport Approach Road.

· N2 off-ramp to Oliver Tambo Drive.

· N2 between Mew Way.

Self-driving tips

To ensure your safety on the road, here are some essential driving tips:

· Keep friends or family informed: Let them know the route you’re planning to travel. Ideally, you should also update them on the progress of your journey and let them know when you have reached your destination safely.

· Vigilance at traffic lights and intersections: Be cautious and alert at traffic lights and intersections, as these can be areas of potential risk.

· Awareness of surroundings: Pay attention to your where you are, taking note of any unusual activity or individuals.

· Emergency-ready: In case of a flat tyre, continue driving until it’s safe to stop. Lock your car, then contact help immediately.

· Planning your journey: Research and prepare your route in advance, keep the doors locked, and windows up at all times. Use a GPS navigation tool to plan your trip in advance. Also, ensure your vehicle has enough fuel before you leave.

· Keep valuables out of sight: Don’t leave your mobile phone or other valuables where they are visible from outside the vehicle. Place valuables in the trunk (boot) before you hit the road.

· Avoid picking up strangers: Never pick up anyone you don’t know or hitchhikers.

· Seek police advice: If you want information about an area, you can contact the local police station for help.

· Contact information: If you’ve hired a vehicle, make sure you have the number of the car rental company in case you’re stranded.

· Always obey road rules: And carry your driver’s license.

· Avoid driving at night: If possible, don’t drive after dark. Alternatively, only use reputable tour operators and transport services to get around.

How to deal with incidents

· Accidents: In the event of an accident, find out the extent of the damage or injuries and assess whether medical attention is required. Take a picture with a camera or mobile phone, and file an accident report with the police as soon as possible. Remember to get the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and ID numbers of everyone involved in the accident.

· Minimising risks at emergency stops: Avoid stopping on the highway. Rather move to a public area, or well-lit space if it’s night time.

· Essential roadside equipment: Before hiring a car, make sure items like a first aid kit, tow rope, warning triangles, torch and fire extinguisher are in the car.

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Organisations here to help you

Various organisations and law enforcement agencies are working together to keep you safe while visiting Cape Town.

· SAPS (South African Police Services) Presence: SAPS vehicles stationed at strategic locations, such as the Borcherds Quarry intersection, serve as a deterrent to criminal activities. In case of emergency, you can contact SAPS by calling 021 927 2900.

· Collaboration with Border Police: Collaboration between ACSA (Airports Company South Africa) and the Border Police aims to deploy additional resources to combat crime. For assistance contact the ACSA Control Room on 021 937 1207.

· Reporting Suspicious Activity: Travellers are encouraged to report any suspicious or criminal activities in high-alert areas to SAPS or ACSA’s Control Room.

· Provincial Traffic Department: For real-time road condition updates, particularly during protest actions, travellers can contact the Provincial Traffic Department on 021 931 1646.

· Law Enforcement: For city emergencies you can contact The City of Cape Town Law Enforcement on 021 480 7700

· CTT Band-Aid Programme: Our Band-Aid team is here to help visitors who may be in distress during their stay in Cape Town. Should an incident occur, please call us on 021 487 6552 for assistance.

Receive emergency assistance with the Namola Safety App

Namola is a mobile app allowing users in Cape Town, to request emergency assistance quickly and easily from SAPS, and other emergency services. The app uses your GPS location to alert the nearest police station and emergency services. It also allows users to provide detailed information about the emergency.

You can also track the progress of the emergency call in real-time and provide regular updates on the status of your request for assistance. You can download the Namola app for free on your app store.

Disclaimer

The suggested safe routes may change depending on various factors such as protest action or accidents on the road. Cape Town Tourism will not be held responsible or liable for any incidents, accidents are unforeseen events that may occur while following these routes.

While these recommended routes serve only as a guide, it’s important to prioritise your safety while travelling. That means researching your routes ahead of time, following basic rules for safe driving, staying up to date with local news that might affect your trip, and being prepared with available resources in case of emergencies.

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Lifestyle

London court sentences Egyptian man for smuggling people to Italy

Maravi Post Reporter

A London court on Tuesday sentenced an Egyptian man to 25 years in prison for smuggling people from North Africa to Italy.

Ahmed Ebid, who arrived in the U.K. in October 2022 after crossing the English Channel in a small boat, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.

Judge Adam Hiddleston said Ebid played a key role in an organized crime group and that his “primary motivation was to make money” from human trafficking.

Since his arrival in Britain and until June 2023, Ebid, 42, was implicated in at least seven separate boat crossings as part of a 12 million-pound ($16 million) operation that carried 3,781 people, including children, into Italian waters from North Africa.

Britain’s National Crime Agency cited some of those who had entered the U.K. illegally as saying that Ebid even told an associate to kill and throw into the sea anyone onboard caught with a mobile phone.

Ebid “preyed upon the desperation of migrants to ship them across the Mediterranean in death trap boats,” said Jacque Beer of the agency.

In one crossing, on Oct. 25, 2022, more than 640 people were rescued by the Italian authorities after they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a wooden boat, the agency said. The boat was taken into port in Sicily and two bodies were recovered.

“Vulnerable people were transported on long sea journeys in ill-equipped fishing vessels completely unsuitable for carrying the large number of passengers,” said Tim Burton, specialist prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service.

“His repeated involvement in helping to facilitate these dangerous crossings showed a complete disregard for the safety of thousands of people, whose lives were put at serious risk,” Burton added about Ebid.

Source: Africanews

Regional

Ghanaians boycott mobile phone calls over SIM card re-registration

Maravi Post Reporter

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Thousands of Ghanaians on Tuesday boycotted mobile phones calls in protest at an ongoing SIM card re-registration process.

The Ghanaian government has given a March 2022 deadline for all mobile network subscribers to re-register their SIM cards or risk having them blocked.

Citizens though can only do this re-registration using a Ghana Card, whose acquisition is still ongoing. Millions of Ghanaians still do not have the cards yet.

The ongoing re-registration by the telecommunication companies though has been characterized by long queues and frustration amid delayed and cumbersome procedures.

Several notable Ghanaians including, Members of Parliament, Civil Society Organizations, media practitioners, lawyers have decided to boycott all mobile network services describing the registration process as illegal and inhumane.

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The campaign dubbed, #NoCallsDay took place from 6:00am GMT to 12noon GMT and was expected to be joined by over 7,000 mobile network subscribers who have signed an online petition against the registration exercise.

The group called Concerned Mobile Network Subscribers which is leading the campaign said any attempt to force citizens to re-register their SIM cards or get them blocked violates their property rights.

“The ‘No Calls Day’ boycott on 8th February would be the first in a series of national boycotts to protest the current inhumane process of re-registration of SIM cards.”

“There is no law in Ghana that requires Ghanaian mobile network subscribers to “re-register” their SIM cards,” the campaigners said in a statement.

What are the demands?

  • The National Communication Authority (NCA) should immediately withdraw its directive for mobile network customers to re-register their SIM cards by 31st March 2022.
  • When the appropriate legal framework is in place, a re-registration exercise can be done without having subscribers spend productive hours and several days in long queues in the midst of a ravaging Covid-19 pandemic.
  • There’s understandably a need to eliminate crime. But the fight against criminals must be within the law.
  • We therefore demand that the NCA and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) must come up with a better and innovative way of re-registering the SIM cards by first amending existing law; and secondly to do so without the current inhumane re-registration process we are witnessing.

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The campaigners said “if the NCA and the MNOs fail to heed these demands, we shall, starting Tuesday, 8th February, 2022, begin the first of a series of planned boycotts until the rights of customers to be treated with dignity, are respected.”

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