Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that the South African Department of Transport has extended the grace period
for those with expired driving licences to 5 May.
South Africans whose
driving licence cards expired between 26 March 2020 and 31 August 2021 can
still apply for a renewal.
During a media briefing
ahead of the Easter Weekend, Mbalula warned that due to the ending of the
national state of disaster the department could no longer issue further
extentions, after they had initially set the date15 April 2022.
According to the
Ministry at the end of March over 1. 4million motorists had not yet applied for
a new licence card.
The Organisation Undoing
Tax Abuse (OUTA) urged the Minister to engage with civil society and other
stakeholders to address the impediments and design flaws that still exist
within the on-line booking system. The Transport Minister also said that the
department was considering extending the validity period of the new licence
cards from five to 10 years.
by Everngelista Muza
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