Dangerous roads ahead In a bid to boost efforts to ensure road safety and for motorists to be made aware of dangerous roads in South Africa during the festive season this year, the South African Department of Transport (DOT) has launched its 2024 Festive Season Road Safety Campaign. According to IOL, the campaign, recently launched … Read more
Progress on the procurement of machines for 2024 South African driver’s licences has hit yet another snag. So far, the 100-day reign of Minister Barbara Creecy at the Department of Transport has played-out more like a farcical soap opera than that of a well-oiled government department. New licences linked to a digital licence card account … Read more
AfriForum has submitted two applications to the Department of Transport under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to obtain critical information regarding the procurement process for the new smart driving licence cards. This comes as the Department of Transport appointed IDEMIA Identity and Security as the preferred bidder to produce the new cards. … Read more
Following years of delays and repeated court action, AARTO rollout is set to take place across the country on Monday 1 July 2024, reports Business Tech. Of course, this is according to the Department of Transport’s timeline. The same entity whose minister said we’d see ‘smart’ driver’s licence cards printed before a suitable service provider … Read more
The Department of Transport says it is on track to deliver a new driver’s licence card and printing equipment for the country amid the initial challenges of finding a suitable service provider/s. Bookmark The South African website for the latest news you need to know “With the evaluation and adjudication of the bids completed, the … Read more
The validity period of South African driver’s licenses will remain unchanged at five years and will not be extended to eight or 10 years. This decision comes despite previous statements from former transport minister Fikile Mbalula and current transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga indicating that the validity period would be extended. According to Chikunga and Road … Read more
Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, the Health MEC of Limpopo, has made a compassionate visit to South African citizens hospitalised in Botswana after a tragic road accident, which claimed the lives of at least seven South Africans in the neighboring country. South Africa crash victims hospitalised in Botswana Last week, the accident occurred following a gathering of … Read more
It’s great news for vehicle licence renewals in 2024, with the establishment of hundreds of Smart Enrollment Units (SEUs) across South Africa. According to TopAuto these will continue to be installed at Driver’s Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) in the next three months. TRENDING: ‘SASSA could disappear if ANC loses power’ – Ramaphosa As a result, … Read more
