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The school calendar year ends on today 12 December 2025 and high vehicle movement between provinces and SADC countries is expected to start across the country. Many will also be attending wedding celebrations, rite of passage events (Imigidi – Nemicimbhi) and end-of-year staff functions. Festive shopping will further boost traffic, and some will take vacation leave on Monday ahead of the public holiday on Tuesday, creating a de-facto long weekend.
A gradual increase in traffic is expected this weekend with a peak in traffic volumes expected over the weekend of 19 – 21 December and again on Tuesday 23 December and Wednesday 24 December.
Higher volumes are also expected from Friday, December 26, leading up to year-end celebrations and festivities on Wednesday, December 31. The majority of holidaymakers are likely to commence their return journeys in January with a peak in traffic volumes expected on the between January 2 and 4 January 2026.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation…
