# Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison spokesperson Moeti Mmusi says traffic officers are on high alert on all the major roads in and out of Mpumalanga as traffic increases with travellers returning to work. Mmusi says high traffic volumes are mostly on the N2 between Piet Retief and Ermelo, N3 near Balfour and the N17 from eSwatini to Gauteng via Mpumalanga. 22 people have been reported dead in various crashes since the beginning of the year.