Justice Project South Africa's
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The tragic slaying of four and serious injury of a further three high school students in Soweto on Monday 8 March 2010 has highlighted the need to urgently address the behaviour of motorists at and near schools.
Despite receiving no funding for itself to speak of, JPSA has etablished a trust fund to gather fuding for the installation of metal speed humps (as above) at all schools in South Africa in an effort to calm traffic and make the entrances to schools a safer place to be. 100% of funds realised from this initiative will be put towards having these traffic calming measures installed.
Click here to read more about this project.
After trying the "diplomatic" route and having laid criminal charges against the JMPD for the issue of tens of thousands of fraudulent camera "speeding fines", the JPSA has finally taken up the advice of the RTMC to institute a class action lawsuit against te JMPD and others.
Included in this class action initiative is a call for traffic legislation to be amended to be fairer and more effective to road users.
Click here to read more about this project.
Generally punitive and revenue-driven approaches to traffic violations has proven to be an ineffective means of tackling the huge cost of road fatalities in South Africa.
As an alternative approach, JPSA is, in conjunction with ER24 and the Arrive Alive website (www.arrivealive.co.za) are launching the JPSA Eyewitness Programme which shows by example what the results of delinquent driving habits can be.
Click here to read more about this "Restorative/Alternative Justice" approach.
No matter where you go in the world, corruption and power abuse is a cancer that erodes the very metal of society and is a true evil.
Whining about how bad things are has no positive effect and does nothing to tackle the problem.
That is why the JPSA has teamed up with the SAPS Anti-Corruption Task Team to make a positive contribution to tackling this problem head on. You too can play your part (anonymously if you wish) by reporting corruption through our web-based mechanism. Click here if you have any relevant information for us.
Following the mass arrests and detentions of motorists in central Johannesburg during the week from Monday 22 June to Friday 26 June 2009, the JPSA has got involved in the defense of a young Congolese refugee, Arnold Bendani and as well as embarking on a public awareness campaign, informing ordinary people of their rights to prevent them paying Admission of Guilt "fines" after being arrested and charged with "Reckless or Negligent Driving". Click here to find out what you should do if arrested for a traffic offence.
The JMPD’s operation nomakanjani (which means "no matter what" or "by any means" depending on who you ask) - claimed to be targeting taxi drivers - has netted thousands of Johannesburg motorists since its inception in March 2009, however the charges laid against these motorists have been extreme and in many cases, a gross misinterpretation of the law. Click here for full details.