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news

Jet fuel shortage at OR Tambo International Airport resolved

Easter Weekend, road accidents, Fikile Mbalula
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Easter weekend was safer this year as 73 less lives lost, says Mbalula

KZN toll fees N2
KwaZulu-Natal

Toll fees scrapped in KZN as part of relief efforts

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News

Jet fuel shortage at OR Tambo International Airport resolved

Easter Weekend, road accidents, Fikile Mbalula
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Easter weekend was safer this year as 73 less lives lost, says Mbalula

KZN toll fees N2
KwaZulu-Natal

Toll fees scrapped in KZN as part of relief efforts

Tshwane driving licence testing centres
Gauteng

Working hours extended in THESE Tshwane driving licence testing centres

By Nokwanda Ncwane06-04-2022 07:30

The City of Tshwane has extended operating hours in 5 driving licence testing centres for both weekdays and weekends.

driving licence renewal deadline
News

‘Crisis is looming’: Will the driving licence renewal deadline be extended?

By Nokwanda Ncwane31-03-2022 07:30

It is estimated that over 1 million motorists will be using expired driving licence cards if the renewal deadline is not extended.

Fikile Mbalula licence
News

As the deadline approaches, ‘Mr Fix’ will provide update on licence renewals

By Storm Simpson30-03-2022 15:53

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula will provide an update and ‘a way forward’ on the deadline for the extension of license validity.

OUTA drivers licence
News

‘Don’t start a war with citizens’: OUTA warns Govt on drivers licence renewal

By Nokwanda Ncwane29-03-2022 18:29

OUTA has warned government that it should not start a war with citizens that it cannot win as many struggle with drivers licences renewals.

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News

Department of Transport says licence ‘bottleneck’ will be cleared by end of April

By Storm Simpson25-03-2022 14:28

‘The bottleneck experienced between November 2021 and January 2022 will be cleared off by April 2022,,’ said Msibi.

Mpumalanga
South Africa

Mpumalanga: Nine schoolchildren killed after taxi overturns

By Storm Simpson17-02-2022 16:16

Nine children – aged between five and 13 – died in an accident in Mpumalanga on Wednesday. The driver is charged with culpable homicide and overloading.

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South Africa

‘Here are your cards’: SA’s only license printing machine is back in action [watch]

By Storm Simpson26-01-2022 16:21

South Africa’s driver’s license printing machine is back in the country and it is running ‘day and night’ to tackle the backlog.

AARTO driving fines scam
News

AARTO Act judgement: Automobile Association ‘vindicated’

By Thabo Baloyi14-01-2022 14:57

The AARTO Act, which would have brought the introduction of the demerit system for traffic offences, has been declared invalid

Fikile Mbalula Twitter Jacob Zuma
News

Road Deaths: Fatalities have INCREASED in FIVE provinces – Mbalula

By Thabo Baloyi22-12-2021 12:31

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the latest stats show the Eastern Cape experienced the highest drop in road fatalities

Car trolley wheels
News

RECKLESS: Watch this beat-up car driving with trolley wheels

By Siseko Gwegwe04-11-2021 17:32

A daring local motorist has been captured on video driving a beat-up car with trolley wheels with a Cape Town registration plate.

WATCH: Gauteng’s monster potho
News

WATCH: Gauteng’s monster pothole, it’s not a dam!

By Siseko Gwegwe13-10-2021 09:25

Vanderbijlpark has a monster pothole that has been marked as one of the biggest in Gauteng. You’ll be forgiven for thinking it’s a dam!

Driving Rules
News

Drivers alert: Government is introducing new driving rules from October

By Siseko Gwegwe05-10-2021 09:36

There is a new structure of driving rules. The AARTO system, which works with performance points, could result in licence card cancellations.

Driving Rules
News

Drivers alert: Government is introducing new driving rules from October

By Siseko Gwegwe03-10-2021 09:00

There is a new structure of driving rules. The AARTO system, which works with performance points, could result in licence card cancellations.

Ekurhuleni
News

Man shot and killed in attempted robbery at Ekurhuleni licensing hub

By Siseko Gwegwe13-09-2021 15:48

A suspect has been killed by security personnel during an attempted robbery of a licensing hub in Ekurhuleni.

Free WI-FI
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City of Johannesburg: Unlimited, free wifi at Rea Vaya stations

By Siseko Gwegwe06-09-2021 16:08

No data? No problem in Jozi streets. Good news for local residents: some Rea Vaya bus stations in the city now have uncapped free wifi.

Fikile Mbalula
News

Mzansi roads: Fikile Mbalula announces new R400-million interchange in Mpumalanga

By Siseko Gwegwe06-09-2021 11:08

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has announced the opening of the Machadodorp interchange, thanks to two years’ work and R400-million expenditure.

Government urged to review rej
Travel

Government urged to review rejection of Delta’s CT route application

By Lorne Philpot25-06-2021 15:38

Delta Airlines recently announced that it was abandoning its planned triangular flight route to South Africa: From Atlanta to Johannesburg with a tag-on flight to Cape Town.

Nkandla
News

Nkandla to get nine new roads and bridges: R2,4 billion budgeted

By Lyse Comins07-06-2021 11:26

The KZN Department of Transport has highlighted plans to upgrade and build new roads and bridges in the Nkandla Local Municipality.

festive safety KZN
News

Road Accident Latest: Eight killed in horror KwaZulu-Natal crash

By Lyse Comins06-04-2021 18:06

A driver who allegedly failed to stop at a stop street is believed to be the cause of a road accident that claimed eight lives on Tuesday.

Drunk drivers
Live
News

Mthatha’s drunk driving shame: Over 100 people nabbed in two weekends

By Natasha Bezuidenhout31-03-2021 13:32

Traffic officers arrested 109 drunk drivers in the Eastern Cape. The arrests reportedly occurred in Mthatha over a period of two weekends.

Airlink Kenya Airways
Travel

Frustrated airlines blocked from using routes monopolised by SAA

By Lorne Philpot01-02-2021 11:42

Private airlines are unable to start operating routes that were previously allocated to the now mothballed national carrier.

traffic police
Motoring

Motorists beware: Drivers’ demerit system just six months down the road

By Kevin MacGregor11-01-2021 18:20

After being debated and condemned for many years, the new drivers’ demerit system is almost here. Get the plans and the punishments here.

Fikile Mbalula
Motoring

Mbalula ‘reckless’ for excluding vehicle discs in licence extensions – DA

By Riyaz Patel10-01-2021 15:21

The DA says it’s time government ‘moves into the 21st century’ and begin the process to get vehicle registrations across South Africa onto online platforms.

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Motoring

Motorists warned: Mbalula’s promise to ‘fix’ licence extensions not official

By Riyaz Patel09-01-2021 13:21

Justice Project SA: ‘People who are driving around with expired vehicle licence disks and placing reliance on what the minister had to say at a speech and on Twitter… are going to find themselves in a bit of pickle when they get stopped by traffic cops.’

Four killed in road crashes in
News

Four killed in road crashes in KZN and Gauteng

By Riyaz Patel27-12-2020 13:52

Preliminary figures released by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula show that festive road fatalities declined by 5.7%, some 2000 motorists have been arrested for various offences.

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