RAAG

🌿🚶🏾‍♀️🚴🏾 Every Step Matters. Every Ride Counts. 🇸🇿

As thousands of Emaswati gathered for the Lidwala Wellness Walk, the Road Accident Action Group (RAAG) proudly continues its call for safer walking and cycling facilities across Eswatini and Southern Africa.

Today, we walk not only for our health, but for a future where every child can walk safely to school, every worker can cycle confidently to work, and every family can enjoy safe, accessible streets.

Walking and cycling should never be seen as signs of poverty. They are powerful, modern, and sustainable transport choices that improve our quality of life. Countries around the world are investing in active mobility because it creates healthier people, stronger economies, cleaner air, and safer communities. Eswatini can do the same.

Imagine an Eswatini where:
🚶🏾 Every pedestrian is protected.
🚴🏾 Every cyclist has a safe place to ride.
🌍 Our transport choices help combat climate change.
💚 More people live healthier, more active lives.
💰 Families spend less on transport and more on what matters most.

This is not just a vision, it is a future we can build together.

RAAG calls upon government, local authorities, the private sector, development partners, and every citizen to support investment in safe, inclusive infrastructure for walking and cycling. Let today's Wellness Walk inspire lasting action that benefits generations to come.

As we walk together, let us also commit to creating streets that are safe for everyone, every day.

Walk with purpose. Cycle with pride. Advocate for change. Together, we can build a safer, healthier, greener Eswatini.


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ROAD ACCIDENT ACTION GROUP (RAAG) STATEMENT ON THE TRAGIC PEDESTRIAN CRASH NEAR MZIMNENE, MANZINI

The Road Accident Action Group (RAAG) is deeply saddened and concerned by the tragic road crash that occurred near Mzimnene, close to the Manzini Bus Rank, on Friday afternoon, resulting in reports of a possible loss of life and serious injuries to several pedestrians, including schoolchildren.

We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the families of those affected and wish a speedy and full recovery to all those injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the wider community during this difficult time.

While investigations are still underway, the reported circumstances surrounding this crash once again highlight the vulnerability of pedestrians and the urgent need to strengthen road safety measures around transport hubs, schools, and other areas with high pedestrian activity. Every road user has the right to travel safely, whether by vehicle, bicycle, or on foot.

RAAG calls upon the relevant authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident and to take all necessary steps to prevent similar tragedies in the future. This includes strengthening vehicle roadworthiness inspections, improving pedestrian infrastructure, enforcing traffic safety regulations, implementing effective speed management measures in high-risk locations, and ensuring that public transport operators adhere to the highest safety standards.

This tragedy serves as a painful reminder that road crashes are preventable incidents that require collective action from government, transport operators, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, communities, and all road users. Preventing road traffic injuries and deaths must remain a national priority.

RAAG remains committed to working with stakeholders to advance safer roads, safer vehicles, and safer mobility for all people in Eswatini. We urge decision-makers to accelerate the implementation of