Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has noted with serious concern the discovery of repeat driver offenders operating vehicles without valid licences as a serious road safety concern requiring strict ongoing enforcement, education and stronger cooperation with the public transport sector.
This comes after Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI) officers found forty-six (46) minibus taxi drivers operating without valid driving licences in the various corridors throughout the province.
MEC Diale-Tlabela has indicated that the Department would continue working with various law-enforcement agencies and industry stakeholders to address non-compliance and ensure that public transport operators meet the minimum standards required by law.
“These latest results demonstrate the importance of sustained engagement and enforcement in identifying motorists and public transport operators who disregard road traffic laws. Law enforcement agencies, including GTI officers, have been directed to apply strict actions and enforce road traffic laws, without fear or favour.”
The enforcement operations are conducted in collaboration with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and other law-enforcement agencies as part of the Department’s ongoing #RemoveSkorokoro campaign, aimed at improving road safety and strengthening compliance across the province.
GTI officers conducted enforcement operations along major public transport corridors, focusing on roadworthiness, valid documentation, driver compliance and adherence to road traffic and public transport legislation.
Between 01 and 04 October 2026, officers issued eighteen (18) discontinuation notices across the province, comprising four (04) in Tshwane, ten (10) in Ekurhuleni and four (04) in Johannesburg.
Officers also discontinued a total of fifteen (15) minibus taxis after being found to be unroadworthy and posing a risk to passengers and other road users. This action formed part of ongoing efforts to remove unsafe vehicles from public roads and promote compliance among public transport operators.
As part of the operations, twenty-two (22) minibus taxis operating without valid licence discs identified.
To further strengthen compliance with traffic legislation, GTI officers issued six hundred and sixty-four (664) handwritten AARTO infringement notices during the reporting period. These comprised fifty-two (52) in Tshwane, two hundred and fifty-one (251) in Ekurhuleni and three hundred and sixty-one (361) in Johannesburg.
A further three hundred and ninety (390) electronic infringement notices were processed through e-Force devices, including twenty (20) in Tshwane, two hundred and twenty (220) in Johannesburg and one hundred and fifty (150) in Ekurhuleni.
GTI also arrested a motorist found in possession of a stolen vehicle, while a further six (6) motorists were arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).
Remarking on enforcement results, MEC Diale-Tlabela warned that “these operations demonstrate that we will not allow regulatory non-compliance as well as non-adherence to road traffic laws that put the lives of passengers and other road users at risk. Our officers will continue to take decisive action against motorists and operators who fail to meet the required safety and legal standards.”
The MEC further heaped praise on officers attached to the Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI) for their professionalism and dedication to the Provincial Government’s broader efforts to strengthen compliance with road traffic and public transport legislation.
For more information, contact the Department’s Head of Communications:
Ms Melitah Madiba
Cell: 073 644 9935
MEC’s Spokesperson
Mr Lesiba Mpya
Cell: 078 450 9841
E-mail pressoffice.gpdrt@gauteng.gov.za
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