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  1. Jan

    Mbalula says driver's licence card expiry date will be extended to 8 years

    Driver's licence card five-year expiry date will be extended The Department of Transport is planning to take a proposal to the cabinet to have the validity period of driver's licence cards in South Africa extended from five to eight years. That was revealed in a recent interview with transport...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
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  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
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  8. 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...
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  9. 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...
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  10. Jan

    Mbalula promises fines for motorists with expired licence cards

    Driver's licence chaos — fines coming for expired card holders Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said he would be stepping up law enforcement after the driving licence renewal grace period lapses on 5 May. He vowed that motorists who have not yet applied for a new licence would be penalised...
  11. Jan

    Mbalula extends driving licence renewal grace one last time

    Driver's licence renewal grace period extended — one last time Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has announced another extension to the driver's licence renewal deadline, adding that it would be the final opportunity for those with expired licences to submit their applications. Affected...
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  12. Jan

    Driver's licence card renewal booking chaos

    Driving licence booking and renewal chaos South Africans are finding it challenging to book driver's licence renewal appointments through the online portal, eNatis. Motorists have flooded social media with complaints, reporting that they can't secure appointments or were booted out of the...
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  13. Jan

    Driving licence backlog update - even Cyril Ramaphosa is struggling to renew

    Even President Ramaphosa is struggling to renew his driver's licence Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that more than 1.4 million expired driver's licence cards remain unrenewed and that President Cyril Ramaphosa himself was also struggling with his card renewal. In a media...
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  14. Jan

    Car insurance cover will remain valid even if your licence card expired until September - expert

    What driving with an expired licence card means for your insurance South African motorists who drive with expired driving licence cards after the renewal grace period lapses on 15 April 2022 will not have their insurance claims rejected outright. That is according to an insurance expert who...
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  15. Jan

    Mbalula extends licence renewal grace period

    Driver's licence renewal grace period extended Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has extended the grace period for driving licences that expired before 31 March 2022 to 15 April 2022. Mbalula published the 15-day extension in the Government Gazette on Thursday.
  16. Jan

    Driving licence grace period extension announcement delayed

    Driver's licence chaos — deadline extension announcement delayed Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has postponed the driver's licence renewal deadline announcement, citing Cabinet commitments. Instead, he will reveal the Department of Transport's decision once the grace period for driving...
  17. Jan

    Driving licence chaos - Government starting a war it can't win, says Outa

    War with motorists over drivers licences The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has revealed that, by its estimates, more than one million motorists will have expired driver's licences come 1 April 2022. Outa executive director Stefanie Fick warned the government that it "should not start a war...
  18. Jan

    South Africa's driver's licence card machine can't print fast enough

    South Africa's driver's licence card machine can't print fast enough South Africa's final driving licence renewal deadline is fast approaching, and the country could face significant problems as the immediate backlog still sits at 2.1 million cards. The Department of Transport told Parliament...
  19. Jan

    South Africa's digital driving licence plans

    South Africa getting an e-Licence — Mbalula's digital driver's licence plans Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that his department plans to introduce a digital driver's licence card (eDL) in the 2024/25 financial year. Responding to parliamentary questions, Mbalula said that the...
  20. Jan

    Complaints piling up about RTMC's online car licence renewal system

    Big online car licence renewal headaches The government's new online payment facility for car licence discs and driver's licence card renewals has been riddled with technical issues. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) launched the service to much fanfare from the Department of...
  21. Jan

    RTMC relaxes security of online licence system to appease driving schools

    Online driver's licence system security "relaxed" for driving schools Gauteng driving school operators achieved victory over the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), which has relaxed security requirements on its eNatis system to end protests at Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs)...
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