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Offering online driving licence card renewals may no longer be a priority for the Department of Transport.
Many private security companies have been using smartphones and apps as simple as WhatsApp to scan vehicle discs and licence cards to check for irregularities like cars flagged as stolen.
South Africa’s transport department missed a critical deadline for extending South Africa’s driving licence validity to eight years, and it isn’t sure whether the plan will proceed or not.
If she sticks by her department’s own timelines, transport minister Barbara Creecy must submit her decision regarding the extension of driving licence cards to Parliament before the end of March 2026.
An SIU investigation has found extensive fraud and maladministration within Driving Licence Testing Centres.
The renewal backlog is close to being cleared, a backup printer is on the horizon, and there are early signs that a legal dispute over a new printer will not drag on beyond January 2026.
AfriForum says transport minister Barbara Creecy repeatedly misled the public and Parliament about waiving temporary licence fees due to the backlog of driving licence cards.