Editorial | Recent news that South Africa’s only driver’s licence printing machine had broken down came as a shock to everyone. Well, everyone except those who were aware of the breakdown last year and the one before that
Meanwhile, the transport department is set to face AfriForum in court over the former’s insistence on a five-year licence renewal period despite its inefficiencies, meaning it is incapable of ensuring that renewals actually happen.In the past, the current machine has been taken offline, packed up and sent to Germany to be repaired at a cost that could most probably have paid for several replacements.
This makes little sense, considering the costs involved and the fact that the licence renewal process generates hundreds of millions of rands annually, which could easily pay for a new machine.System of a down: SA's only driving licence card machine suffers 'technical breakdown'... again Instead of fighting AfriForum over something which, to the rest of us, appears to be common sense, the department must take urgent steps to fix the current system and procure a new printing machine, as well as implement a failsafe in case of breakdowns.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy.
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