How to dispute dubious traffic fines
South African motorists should remain calm and avoid verbal altercations with traffic officials when accused of violating road laws and being issued with fines this festive season, a prominent civil advocacy organisation has advised.
December and early...
Afriforum begins court battle over 5-year licence card validity
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard Afriforum's legal application calling for the scrapping of the five-year validity periods on South Africa's driver's licence cards on Monday, 7 August 2023.
The civil rights...
Outa takes legal action over the electricity state of disaster
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) filed an urgent application requesting the overturning of the national state of disaster over load-shedding in the Pretoria High Court on Thursday, 16 February 2023.
The civil action...
SABC threatens non-paying TV Licence holders with frightening SMS
The ambiguous wording of a South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) TV licence debt collection SMS could lead people to believe that the SABC is implementing High Court proceedings against them.
A MyBroadband reader...
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...
Karpowership rips into South African government as R218-billion deal stalls
Karpowership, the world’s biggest supplier of floating gas-fired power plants, said some South African government agencies have stalled its projects and their conduct isn’t conducive to creating an attractive investment...
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...
Powerships will cause massive electricity price hike in South Africa — Outa challenges Karpowership licences
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has launched a legal challenge to overturn the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) decision to award power generation licences...
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...
Blacklisting over unpaid TV Licences — the one way the SABC could do it
The SABC can't blacklist TV licence holders who refuse to pay unless it goes to court to get an order.
This is according to Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse accountability division executive director Stefanie Fick, who was...
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...
TV licence payment warnings and your credit record — what you should know
South African TV licence holders who have not paid their fees should be aware that warnings from debt collection agencies don't necessarily mean their credit record is under threat.
A MyBroadband forum member recently...
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)...
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New traffic fines coming to 144 towns and cities in South Africa
The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) is scheduled to add 144 municipal areas to South Africa’s new traffic fine system between 1 January and 30 June 2022.
This is part of the third phase of the rollout of the...
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.