Driving licence card mess
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) warned that South Africa’s dysfunctional driver’s licence card issuing system is a mess.
Over the last few years, problems with getting a new driver’s licence card have regularly made headlines due to broken machines and long...
SA's plan to deal with breakdown-ridden driver's licence card printing machine
South Africa's driving licence card printer is "obsolete and prone to constant breakdown", resulting in significant production backlogs.
This is according to transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, who assured that...
Driving licence renewal chaos — half of Gauteng's centres have no slots
Fewer than half of the Driver's Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) in Gauteng have slots available for motorists to renew their licences, meaning you could have difficulty renewing your card even when planning well in advance...
Driving licence deadline extension announcement tomorrow
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula will provide an update on the deadline for the extension of driver's licence card validity on Thursday, 31 March 2022.
The announcement comes after the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) warned...
New driver's licences for South Africa
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said South Africa will get new driver’s licence cards with a formal announcement about the issue expected soon.
Mbalula said that the only hurdle to introducing the new driver’s licence cards was approval from the cabinet.
Pay R90 or get fined — expired driver's licence chaos in 2022
Hundreds of thousands of South African motorists will be stuck with expired driving licence cards in the early months of 2022 because the twenty-year-old machine that prints them all has been out of order since November.
Reports of...
Driver's licences in South Africa "extremely corrupt" — government
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo says that driving licence renewals is an inefficient and extremely corrupt system from which criminals have made lots of money.
“We are fighting one of the most highly organised criminal...
Good news for driver's licence renewals
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has announced the deadline for the grace period for renewing licences will be extended from 31 August 2021 to 31 March 2022.
“To give motorists a fair opportunity to renew their licences, while we are rolling out a number...
Electronic driver's licence coming to South Africa
South Africa is set to introduce a new mobile or e-driving licence which will give motorists the option to apply for a physical card and electronic driver’s licence.
This was revealed in the Driving Licence Card Account’s (DLCA’s) annual...
New driver's licences for South Africa
South Africa is set to get new driver’s licences in the next year, Transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced as part of the Driving Licence Card Account’s (DLCA) annual performance plan.
The DLCA, which falls under the Department of Transport as a...
Driver’s licence renewals in South Africa get new deadline
The Department of Transport has extended the deadline for driving licence renewals once again, Minister Fikile Mbalula stated in new regulations gazetted today.
The Disaster Management Act has been amended to facilitate the extension...
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"Something sinister" may be causing driver’s licence renewal problems
South Africa’s driving licence renewal system continues to frustrate motorists, and “something sinister” may be behind some of the problems.
This is according to Jacob Mamabolo, Gauteng MEC for public transport and roads...
South Africa still struggling with massive driver's licence backlog
South Africa is still battling to deal with its massive driver’s licence backlog.
The Western Cape’s Department of Transport has warned that members of the public waiting for their driving licence cards are likely to...
SA’s driver licence demerit system – here’s what will make you lose points
If an SA motorist continually breaks the rules of the road, they may have their licence cancelled – and be forced to take their driver’s test again.