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drivers licence
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South Africa announces driver’s licence good news – 21 January

road fatalities AA
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Significant decline in 2022 festive season road fatalities

road traffic statistics
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Mbalula to release festive season road traffic stats on Tuesday

drivers licence
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South Africa announces driver’s licence good news – 21 January

road fatalities AA
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Significant decline in 2022 festive season road fatalities

road traffic statistics
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Mbalula to release festive season road traffic stats on Tuesday

Driver's licence, renewal period extended, 15 April, Fikile Mbalula, new card could come
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Official: South Africa driver’s licence new convenience

By Siseko Gwegwe08-01-2023 10:35

Why did it take so long? Oh well, our South African government has announced a new driver’s licence convenience that was overdue.

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South Africa announces driver’s licence good news

By Siseko Gwegwe04-01-2023 13:28

At long last! The South African government has announced the news we’ve all been waiting for regarding driver’s licences.

PRASA
News

Parliament welcomes freezing of PRASA ‘ghost employee’ pay

By Rorisang Kgosana19-11-2022 23:39

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced earlier in the week that PRASA uncovered more than a thousand ghost employees.

boy knocked down by a truck Ekurhuleni
KwaZulu-Natal

KZN Transport Department conducting check-ups on truck drivers

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty30-09-2022 11:48

Following the Pongola truck accident, the Department of Transport in KZN began conducting check-ups on operators using busy routes.

drivers
News

Guess how many drivers are driving around with expired licences

By Rorisang Kgosana02-09-2022 19:53

The Department of Transport will up the ante in law enforcement in order to bring to book drivers who are on the road without a licence.

new driver's license renewal system.
Lifestyle

One step ahead: Gauteng’s top spots to renew your driver’s license

By Naledi de Wee26-08-2022 14:01

Krugersdorp, Waterfall Park and Maponya have been named some of the top places to renew your driver’s license.

testify
Mpumalanga

Dpt of Transport official jailed for REFUSING to testify in fraud case

By Rorisang Kgosana14-08-2022 13:07

The official told the investigating officer to throw the subpoena at the prosecutor as she will not testify in the fraud case.

Katlego Khoza spends his time filling potholes for small change.
Lifestyle

Pothole hero envy? Fikile Mbalula announces Vala Zonke project

By Naledi de Wee11-08-2022 10:57

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has ‘taken charge’ of service delivery by launching an app where South Africans can report potholes.

Department of Transport
News

Transport Department: Taxi operators urged to apply for Relief Fund

By Thabo Baloyi24-07-2022 19:52

The Department of Transport established by Taxi Relief Fund to help the sector recover from the economic setback spurred by COVID-19

Fikile Mbalula
News

Mbalula sends condolences to deputy after deadly crash

By Thabo Baloyi19-07-2022 09:32

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says he has reached out to his deputy Sindisiwe Chikunga who lost six family members in a vehicle crash

accident
KwaZulu-Natal

Accident on N11 KILLS family and grandkids of Deputy Transport Minister

By Rorisang Kgosana19-07-2022 05:30

The Deputy Minister of Transport is on her way to KwaZulu-Natal to identify the remains from the accident.

Six people Accidents Crashes
News

Six people die in FIERY collisions on the R71 and R40 roads in Limpopo

By Tshepiso Mametela26-06-2022 15:31

Traffic authorities have cited speed as the possible cause of two separate road crashes that killed six people in Limpopo at the weekend.

Mbalula Minister Roads Sanral
News

Mbalula inspects ‘pothole-riddled’ road connecting four provinces [Watch]

By Tshepiso Mametela23-06-2022 16:12

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula visited the notorious N12 road, dubbed the death trap, to oversee maintenance work by Sanral on Thursday.

Lwaphesheya Khoza Fikile Mbalula
News

Minister Mbalula appoints new spokesperson Lwaphesheya Khoza

By Siso Naile19-06-2022 18:06

Lwaphesheya Khoza has been appointed the new spokesperson for the Department of Transport by Minister Fikile Mbalula

bus and truck mbalula
News

Driver error to blame in Tshwane us crash that claimed 15 lives, says Mbalula

By Storm Simpson17-06-2022 13:54

‘The report concluded that driver error is the major contributing factor to the cause of the crash because the truck driver allowed his vehicle to veer off its original lane of travel onto the oncoming lane resulting in a head-on crash,’ said Mbalula.

Transport Department, international airports, railways, Gautrain, aerotropolises, Government
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Dept of Transport looking at building new airports with ‘aerotropolises’

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty02-06-2022 13:59

The Department of Transport is looking at ways to integrate international airports into the broader economy of South Africa.

Centurion licensing centre
News

Services resume at Centurion Licensing centre after break-in [Update]

By Nthabiseng Madumo01-06-2022 18:37

The Centurion Licensing centre had to suspend services after there was a break-in last week and 30 computers were stolen.

Fikile Mbalula PRASA
News

Mbalula welcomes sentencing of former PRASA employee

By Thabo Baloyi01-06-2022 15:00

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the 12-year sentence imposed on a former PRASA employee wil send a strong message

traffic officer shot dead
Lifestyle

Government proposes new driving rules, including changes to traffic fines

By Naledi de Wee01-06-2022 12:31

The Department of Transport is planning to roll out an education programme so local motorists are up to date with all traffic rules…

jet fuel Ekurhuleni_Aerotropolis
News

Jet fuel shortage at OR Tambo International Airport resolved

By Storm Simpson29-04-2022 16:45

‘We further encourage the airlines to communicate with ACSA rather than resorting to drastic measures such as cancelling flights.’

Easter Weekend, road accidents, Fikile Mbalula
News

Easter weekend was safer this year as 73 less lives lost, says Mbalula

By Nathan Craig28-04-2022 13:48

Easter weekend this year was safer as Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula noted a decrease in 73 lives lost on South African roads.

KZN toll fees N2
KwaZulu-Natal

Toll fees scrapped in KZN as part of relief efforts

By Nokwanda Ncwane23-04-2022 06:59

Toll fees have been scrapped on the N2 Toll Rout at the oThongathi and Mvoti plazas as part of relief efforts to KZN motorists.

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.

Department of Transport
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.

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