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Alarm bells for driving licence renewals in South Africa

The Department of Transport has been advised that cancelling the smart card drivers’ licence tender could have dire consequences—with the current card printer on its last legs and a backlog in renewals growing since January. At the beginning of March 2025, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy initiated legal action to block the awarding of a contract for new printing driving licence printing machines following an investigation into the tendering process. Despite the investigation, City Press has reported that the Department of Transport’s lawyers have since advised against cancelling the tender. Advocate Adam Masombuka, the department’s chief director of legal service, said cancelling the R500 million smart card driver’s licence tender awarded to French company Idemia would have serious consequences. “It will lead to an interdict and a protracted review legal process that can take years, compared with appointing the preferred bidder.” The Auditor-General (AGSA) found that the tender was i...
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Wolmaransstad traffic department news

2 Jully 2024

Wolmaransstad traffic department still have no face value documents, residents of Maqquassi Hills now have to travel and spend more money to register there vehicles or to renew there drivers licenses, many residents can not go to other departments becuase of the extra expenses they have to use for transport in order to renew a vehicles license disc or to renew a drivers license.
The Traffic department says they will expect the face value documents to arive by the 10th of Jully.

Face value documents means documents for the testing and certification of roadworthiness of motor vehicles, as prescribed in road traffic legislation.





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