GTI scales up operations, focus on transport regulation and vehicle fitness
As part of ongoing measures to curb road fatalities, enhance operator and driver compliance, as well as restoring order on critical transport corridors, the Gauteng Traffic Inspectorate (GTI) executed intensive, week-long stop-and-search enforcement operations between 05 and 11 October 2026.
GTI undertook stop-and-search operations covering major metropolitan areas including cities of Johannesburg, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni, as well as key regional routes through Mogale City, and Harrismith in the Free State Province, as part of an interprovincial exercise, extending enforcement beyond core urban centres along key transit routes.
Law enforcement officers focused heavily on public transport regulation, vehicle fitness and high-risk driver behaviour.
Throughout the seven-day period, officers deployed a hybrid approach to enforcement under the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) framework, combining digital E-force technology with traditional handwritten citations.
GTI officers recorded 654 E-force notices alongside 396 handwritten AARTO citations in the City of Johannesburg, 215 E-force notices and 176 handwritten notices in the City of Ekurhuleni, reflecting heavy monitoring along freight and commuter routes.
The City of Tshwane logged 213 E-force notices and 116 handwritten notices during targeted corridor operations.
Operations in Mogale City and Harrismith combined for 35 E-force notices and 60 handwritten citations.
During the reporting period, GTI officers served 34 discontinue notices across the province. These serve to make a vehicle legally banned from operating on public roads until all or major mechanical and safety defects are certified as resolved.
Of the 34 total vehicle discontinuations issued, 27 were minibus taxis, directly removed from service as they posed a high-risk to commuters and other road users.
Additional to administrative penalties, GTI officers also arrested three motorists for driving under the influence (drunken driving) and another for actively obstructing officers in the lawful execution of their duties.
In her remarks, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, highlighted the consistent non-compliance by public transport operators as a matter requiring special attention.
She also pleaded with motorists, fleet operators and public transport associations to ensure full statutory compliance, including vehicle roadworthiness, licensing, and driver certification before taking to the road.
“We reiterate that safety remains a major priority on public roads in the province. Consistency in non-compliance has prompted the Department to instruct officials to take decisive actions to clamp down on a variety of unacceptable and illegal trends, including impoundments and arrests, as permitted by law.”
The GTI is working to partner with local metropolitan departments to scale up operations, enhance visible policing, leverage digital E-force tools and conduct unannounced public transport checks across all major regional corridors.
For more information, contact:
Department’s Head of Communications
Ms Melitah Madiba
Cell: 073 644 9935
MEC’s Spokesperson
Mr Lesiba Mpya
Cell:078 450 9841
Email: pressoffice.gpdrt@gauteng.gov.za
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