Siyanda Ndlovu There is a need for 24- hour monitoring of roads, the safety of Gauteng road users is at risk as there is no Gauteng Traffic Police monitoring the roads during the night. Police during a roadblock on the M2E near Cleveland as part of the O Kae Molao operation in the Cleveland, and Jeppestown area of Johannesburg, 6 May 2021. Picture: Neil McCartney
An ongoing dispute between organised labour, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and Provincial Traffic Management with regards to the issue of declaring Gauteng Traffic Police an essential service is “putting lives in danger.”
That is according to the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday.
Mbalula concerned about corruption at licensing centres
By Chulumanco Mahamba
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Johannesburg - Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed concern at preliminary investigations suggesting that corruption is the reason for the unavailability of booking slots at various Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) in Gauteng.
The minister had a meeting with the authorities, involved in DLTC operations across all three spheres of government in Gauteng on Friday, following a growing trend of complaints received in respect of operations in the provinces centres.
Mbalula said that the department has been paying attention to the challenges confronting DLTCs across the country, and the impact to the livelihoods of those âwho require these services to put bread on the table.â
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Gauteng is a hot mess when it comes to renewing your driver’s licence. The province has the biggest backlog in the country. The Road Traffic Management Corporation is now intervening. #eNCA Courtesy #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng is a hot mess when it comes to renewing your driver s licence.
The province has the biggest backlog in the country.
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Significant backlog in Gauteng online license renewals, admits RTMC Updated
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Gauteng have been experiencing a significant backlog in driver’s license renewals since last year.
This was confirmed by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) on Friday at a press briefing.
“If you look at Gauteng comparatively to all other provinces, if we can deal with Gauteng the backlog throughout the country is far less.
“If you then take in terms of Gauteng, you will realise that Gauteng is sitting at 38% so there is a backlog of 62% which we are supposed to be dealing with in terms of the Gauteng scenario.”