driver's licence card account (dlca)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA's plan to deal with breakdown-ridden driver's licence card printing machine

    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...
  3. Jan

    Outa warns of possible corruption with new driving licence card system procurement

    Big problem with South Africa's new driver's licence card machine plans The South African government has still not selected a company to provide a new driver's licence card printer machine, over two years after being notified that the current printer had become obsolete. The country's sole...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    Fikile Mbalula has left South Africa's driving licence system in chaos - Outa

    "Mr Fix" leaves driver's licence system in chaos Former transport minister Fikile Mbalula is taking up the ANC's secretary-general role, and he will be replaced in the ministerial position by Sindisiwe Chikunga. However, Mbalula has left the driving licence system in chaos. This is according...
    • Jan
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    • driving licence card fikile mbalula road traffic management corporation (rtmc)
    • Replies: 97
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Driving licence card printer was offline for 4 weeks - and Mbalula tried to hide it

    Driver's licence card printing machine disaster in South Africa Acting head of the driving licence card account (DLCA), Kagiso Kgosiemang, has revealed that South Africa's only card printing machine was out of action for four weeks, resulting in a significant backlog. This comes after...
  6. Jan

    Mbalula says driving licence machine hasn't broken again, but experiences "glitches"

    South Africa's only driver's licence card machine isn't broken, it has glitches — Mbalula The Department of Transport hit out at the media for reporting that South Africa's only driving licence card printing machine had broken down again. According to the department, the machine is fully...
    • Jan
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    • department of transport (dot) driving licence card fikile mbalula
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    South Africa's driving licence card printing machine has broken down again

    South Africa's only driver's licence card printing machine breaks again South African motorists could face further delays when renewing their driver's licence card as the country's only printing machine has broken down for the second time in less than a year. This is according to the Eastern...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 100
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  8. Jan

    What to expect from South Africa's new driving licence cards and when to expect them

    South Africa's new driving licence cards — what to expect South Africa could launch a pilot of its new driver's licence cards on 1 November 2023, and motorists in the country can expect several changes, including a new, more secure design and a possible validity extension to ten years. The new...
    • Jan
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    • driving licence card fikile mbalula
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Minister says driver's licence card wait times are now two weeks

    Driver's licence card wait times slashed — with a "smart enrolment" system on the way Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says the waiting period for a driver's licence card renewal in South Africa should now be about two weeks. The minister made the statement during a recent media briefing...
    • Jan
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    • driving licence card fikile mbalula road traffic management corporation (rtmc)
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Fikile Mbalula explains in court documents why South Africa's driving licence cards expire

    Why South African driver's licence cards expire every five years South Africa's driving licence cards are valid for five years because the material they were originally made from was believed to only last that long. That is according to court documents filed by transport minister Fikile...
    • Jan
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  11. Jan

    Fewer than half of Gauteng's driver's testing centres have slots to renew licence cards

    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...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    Traffic cops issue over 40,000 fines for expired licence cards in May

    Driver's licence chaos in South Africa — over 40,000 fines issued for expired cards Some motorists in South Africa still face long waiting periods when renewing their driver’s licences, despite the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) saying cards are produced within six weeks. A...
    • Jan
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    • driving licence card road traffic management corporation (rtmc)
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    "Time for motorists to understand... they had no excuses for not renewing their driving licence cards"

    No excuse not to renew your driver's licence card — even if the system is down The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says there were "no excuses" for motorists not to renew their driving licence cards, apparently not even when the Natis system is down. Speaking during the launch of...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 96
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Debate over legality of driving licence card expiry

    Why it's unlawful for driving licence cards to expire in South Africa Afriforum has explained why it believes that driver's licence cards should never expire and is launching a legal case to challenge the requirement to renew them. The civil rights organisation recently announced it would be...
  15. Jan

    Driving licence card backlog will be cleared early - RTMC

    Good news about driver's licence chaos in South Africa The Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) expects to clear the card printing backlog by end-June 2022 — two months earlier than transport minister Fikile Mbalula had promised. According to the DLCA, the backlog currently sits at 550,000...
    • Jan
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    • department of transport (dot) driving licence fikile mbalula
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    Afriforum launches legal challenge against 5-year driving licence expiry - says fines illegal

    Illegal for South African driver's licence cards to expire — court battle launched Afriforum has launched a legal challenge to the 5-year validity period for driver's licence cards. It also contends that fines issued against motorists with expired cards are illegal. On Thursday, the civil...
  17. Jan

    Driving licence renewal chaos - how to avoid getting fined

    Driving with an expired licence card — what to do if you struggle with booking a renewal Motorists with expired licence cards must keep any proof of attempts to renew their cards to show traffic officials should they be pulled over. This is the advice from Outa's executive director of...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Motoring and Transportation: Cars, Bikes and Plane
  18. Jan

    RTMC says 90% of motorists are not collecting their licence cards

    South Africans are renewing their driver's licences — and then not fetching them Only one in ten drivers who have been sent SMS messages to confirm that their licence cards are ready for collection are coming forward, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). In an interview...
  19. Jan

    South Africa's new driving licence will support blockchain "and related" technologies

    South Africa's new driver's licence card and machine coming in the next year — what to expect South Africa's new driver's licence card will be introduced by March 2023 and could incorporate blockchain technology. That is according to the Department of Transport's Driver's Licence Card Account...
    • Jan
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    • department of transport (dot) driving licence fikile mbalula
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Jan

    Driving licence card expiry grace period lapses

    Driver's licence card renewal grace period expires South African motorists have been warned that the grace period for renewing expired driver's licence cards in South Africa lapsed yesterday, 5 May 2022. According to the latest data from transport officials, around 1.3 million licence cards...
    • Jan
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    • department of transport (dot) drivers licence testing centre (dltc) driving licence fikile mbalula
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    South Africa looking at combined smart ID and driver's licence cards - in 10 years

    South Africa considering combining ID and driver's licence cards Ministers in President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet have been tasked to look at implementing an all-in-one identity card system that will combine all citizens' important information — including ID, driving licence, and social...
    • Jan
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    • cyril ramaphosa department of transport (dot) dominique msibi driving licence fikila mbalula organisation undoing tax abuse (outa) sassa
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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