Lesufi's number plate lie
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's claim that cars spending over 30 days a month in the province need to have GP number plates is false.
The Gauteng Provincial Government launched a six-month pilot of the "smart" number plates last week, over two and half years after...
Nail in the coffin for e-tolls — Shutdown date announced
The official shutdown date for e-tolls in Gauteng has been confirmed, just more than a decade after the much-abhorred system first came into use.
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has published a government gazette...
How much more you are coughing up per tank of petrol — 2013 vs 2023
South African motorists are paying as much as R990.40 more to fill their tank in October 2023 than they were 10 years ago.
While the government's taxes on a litre of fuel are partially to blame, the most significant increases...
Municipalities could avoid losing millions in speeding fines to Aarto — but you will still get demerit points
Municipalities should still be able to collect fines for some traffic violations once the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act comes into effect.
However...
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Big questions raised over areas without load-shedding
Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Wayne Duvenage and energy expert Chris Yelland have expressed concerns over how certain areas in South Africa are possibly being exempted from load-shedding without the appropriate regulatory approval...
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Karpowerships will cost South Africa half-a-trillion rand
Using power ships to alleviate load-shedding could cost South Africa R500 billion, according to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa).
After several legal and environmental regulatory setbacks, the government's plan to use Turkish...
Pravin Gordhan will appeal load-shedding exemption court order
South African public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said his department would appeal a court ruling that government hospitals, state schools and police buildings be exempted from power cuts.
The department has “serious...
South Africa's petrol price nightmare
Fuel taxes and profit margins in South Africa have tripled over the past 15 years, with the various levies and retail and wholesale margins now making up 45% of the total fuel price.
Year-on-year fuel tax and margin increases have exceeded the consumer...
Just extend licence card expiry period already — Outa
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) believes extending driver's licence card validity periods to eight years is a step in the right direction but isn't happy with the minister's approach to passing the necessary legislation.
Transport...
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...
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...
Big petrol price drop could be hijacked with e-toll levy
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) worries that finance minister Enoch Godongwana will use an expected fuel price drop in September as an opportunity to squeeze in a levy to replace Gauteng's e-tolls.
Outa warned that Godongwana...
South Africa's plan for digital driver's licence cards
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that he is ready to present his proposal for a new digital driver's licence card to cabinet ministers.
He said the proposal includes re-looking at the five-year validity period that currently...
South Africa is getting new driver's licence cards — What needs to change
South Africa is set to get new and improved driver's licence cards before the end of 2023, but industry stakeholders have pointed out that the main improvements in the licencing system don't need to wait until then...
South Africa faces colossal petrol price increase
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) wants the government to extend the R1.50 general fuel levy relief for another month to prevent an increase of around R2.50 in July 2022.
"We really do need to see longer-term solutions, but for now, the...
South Africa faces biggest petrol price hike in history
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says finance minister Enoch Godongwana has no choice but to extend fuel price relief measures. This is despite the R1.50 fuel levy reduction costing government R2.7 to R2.8 billion each month...
Online licence system’s hidden price hikes — one went from R150 to R530
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has said that the Road Traffic Management Corporation's (RTMC) fees for South Africa's new online vehicle and driving licence renewal system are exorbitant.
Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage...
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...
Driver’s licence chaos in South Africa — with a big revelation about the real reason
An investigation by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) revealed that the delay in issuing driver’s licences is partly caused by a money-making racket at a government department.
Approximately half a...
Why South Africa only has one driver’s licence printing machine
South Africa only has one machine that can print driving licence cards to avoid giving corrupt officials a gap to flood the country with fraudulent driver’s licences.
This is according to the spokesperson of the Automobile...