fikile mbalula

  1. Jan

    Mbalula considering extending driver's licence card validity - new card delayed

    South Africa's new driver's licence card delayed South Africa's transport minister Fikile Mbalula has announced that the country's new driving licence card is expected to launch a year later than planned. A Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) tender to upgrade South Africa's driving licence...
  2. Jan

    Fikile Mbalula shows what the driver's licence card printer looks like

    What South Africa's only driving licence card machine looks like Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has announced that South Africa's only driving licence card printer is fixed and revealed what it looks like. Mbalula said he visited staff at the Driver's Licence Card Account (DLCA) division of...
  3. Jan

    Insurance companies on expired licence cards and 10-year validity proposal

    Driver's licence chaos — how it will affect car insurance South African insurers have said they will not reject accident claims from motorists who can't renew expired driver's licences. They have also assured that if the Department of Transport extends licence expiry dates to ten years, it will...
  4. Jan

    Motorists must still pay their fines after Aarto declared unlawful - RTIA

    Aarto declared unlawful — What happens to your traffic fines Traffic fines issued in Johannesburg and Tshwane still remain valid despite the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act being declared unlawful and unconstitutional by the Pretoria High Court last week. That...
  5. Jan

    Pick n Pay licence disc renewal price compared to FNB, PayCity, others

    Cheapest ways to renew your car licence disc While transport minister Fikile Mbalula has promised his department would launch an online renewal facility for vehicle licence discs and driver's licence cards "soon", South Africans have been able to renew their car licences online for years. Many...
  6. Jan

    Computerised learners tests and simulators - changes to South Africa's driving licences announced

    Major changes to South African learner and driver's licence tests Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that his department has made significant progress in rolling out computerised learner’s licence testing. Long-term, the department is integrating driving licence simulators into testing...
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    Transport department will battle court ruling against Aarto

    Transport department will battle court ruling against Aarto The Department of Transport will appeal a Pretoria High Court ruling that last week declared the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offence (AARTO) Act, unconstitutional and invalid. This was on Tuesday revealed by Transport...
  8. Jan

    New driver’s licence card machine expected to cost over R50 million

    New driver’s licence cards for South Africa — when to expect them South Africa’s new driver’s licence card system is scheduled to go live in October 2022, according to a Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) tender document. The tender document outlines the new card’s design and the production...
  9. Jan

    Driver's licence printer mess - what Fikile Mbalula is not telling South Africans

    What Fikile Mbalula is not telling South Africans about the driver’s licence debacle Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage said transport minister Fikile Mbalula is not providing South Africans with accurate information about the ongoing driver’s licence debacle. Thousands of motorists are stuck with...
  10. Jan

    Aarto unlawful and unconstitutional, rules High Court

    South Africa’s new traffic fine laws declared unlawful and unconstitutional The Pretoria High court has ruled that the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) and Aarto Amendment Act are unlawful and unconstitutional. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa)...
  11. Jan

    Driver's licence card tender shows what new licence card will look like

    What South Africa's new driver's licence card will look like Transport minister Fikile Mbalula recently confirmed that South Africa would get new driver's licence cards that are aligned with international best practices. Tender documents published in November 2021 reveal how the new card...
  12. Jan

    Online driver's licence renewals IMMINENT - as soon as the card printer is fixed

    Online driver's licence card renewals "coming soon" — with delivery to your door A new online payment system that will allow South African motorists to renew and pay for their vehicle licence discs and driver's licence cards online will be launching soon. That was the word from transport...
  13. Jan

    Driver's licence machine in Germany for repairs - could take a month or more

    South Africa's only driver's licence card machine in Germany for repairs South Africa has sent its only driver's licence printing machine to Germany for repairs, transport minister Fikile Mbalula has said. "The license machine is in Germany. It has broken,” Mbalula told eNCA.
  14. Jan

    Revamped driving licence card and e-licence for South Africa

    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.
  15. Jan

    There was a plan and money to buy extra driving licence printer - government just didn't do it

    Huge revelations in driver's licence printer chaos Civil action group Outa has slammed the Department of Transport's (DoT's) failure to buy a new driver's licence card machine, despite amassing a surplus of more than R400 million from renewals over the last nine years. The two-decade-old...
  16. Jan

    If Mbalula scraps e-tolls expect a fuel levy increase - Mantashe

    Expect petrol price hike if e-tolls get scrapped — Mantashe The South African Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has warned that fuel prices will continue to increase if e-tolls are scrapped, News24 reported. Mantashe said that if scrapped, e-tolls would be replaced with...
  17. Jan

    Only 5% more e-toll users must stop paying, then government will scrap it - Outa

    Stop paying e-tolls and government must scrap them — Outa Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage believes if just another 5% of e-toll users stopped paying their bills, the government would be forced to finally scrap the system.
  18. Jan

    Outa begins legal fight to stop AARTO

    Legal fight to stop driver's licence points demerit system in South Africa Civil action group Outa has launched its court battle against the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act.
  19. Jan

    Toll fees along popular routes compared - how much motorists will pay to go away this long weekend

    How much you will pay in toll fees to go away this long weekend Many South Africans using the country's major highways on their way to holiday destinations or family getaways this long weekend will be paying hefty toll fees. Long weekends and holidays in South Africa typically see thousands of...
  20. Jan

    How Mr Fix plans to un-break driver's licence renewals

    The plan to fix South Africa's driver's licence mess Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has outlined his department's plans to tackle the severe backlog of driver's licence renewals. Mbalula's comments came in response to questions in Parliament from IFP MP Khetamabala Sithole and DA MP Chris...
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