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South Africa has a sophisticated and busy road network with a high rate of road deaths, blamed mostly on speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Luxury vehicles seized included Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Bentleys that were either unroadworthy or being driven illegally.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

A spokeswoman for the Cape Town traffic department, Maxine Bezuidenhout, said that her agency did routine checks and that it suspended unroadworthy vehicles, including motorbikes, from operating on public roads.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2019

PC Wagstaff read a submission from specialist vehicle examiner Mark Balaam, which found the truck was "unroadworthy because of a brake defect".

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2017