JOHANNESBURG - Traffic volumes are expected to start increasing as holidaymakers begin heading home.
Authorities are advising all drivers to exercise caution, and say they will be out in full force on the country's major routes.
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Alarmingly high numbers of fatalities have already been recorded all around the country, with over 500 deaths in the first two weeks of December alone.
More than 40,000 vehicles have passed through the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 highway in the Western Cape since Monday already.