The ongoing high-impact Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI) stop-and-search operations have continued to uncover widespread violations of public transport regulations and reinforcing the provincial government’s commitment to safer roads and accountable public transport.
GTI, in collaboration with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), has continued to intensify crackdown on non-compliant public transport operators through its high-impact stop-and-search operations.
Operations conducted between 01 and 07 June 2026, focused on major public transport corridors in the Cities of Tshwane and Johannesburg, tackling widespread violations and upholding the provincial government commitment to improve road safety, enhance visibility and compliance with public transport regulations.
During this period, officers stopped and charged two hundred and seventy-six (276) minibus operators driving without valid licenses, with a further eighty-five (85) vehicles found operating without valid license discs.
The operation further identified several unroadworthy vehicles. Eleven (11) private vehicles were impounded and eighty-three (83) minibuses discontinued from operating due to defects that included faulty brakes, worn tyres, broken headlights, and defective brake lights and indicators.
In addition, eighty-five (85) vehicles were issued with discontinuation notices, including thirty-two (32) in Tshwane and fifty-three (53) in Johannesburg, requiring operators to address defects before returning to service.
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has indicated that discontinuation of vehicles remains a critical intervention, as part of the #OperationRemoveSkorokoro campaign, in clearing public roads of unsafe and unroadworthy vehicles, reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities, particularly within the public and scholar transport sectors.
To strengthen compliance, the inspectorate issued more than a thousand (1,000) manual infringement notices for various traffic offences. A further one thousand three hundred and eighty-three (1,383) electronic infringement notices were processed through the inspectorate's e-Force device.
The operation also resulted in the arrest of five (5) motorists for serious offences, including driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and fraud.
In her remarks, MEC Diale-Tlabela lauded the work of the inspectorate for its professional and decisive enforcement efforts.
"The number of operators found driving without valid licenses and vehicles operating without valid license discs is simply unacceptable.
These acts undermine our road safety efforts, contribute to accidents and we are calling on public transport operators to take responsibility to comply with applicable laws and ensure the safety of commuters and all road users”. Lawlessness on Gauteng roads will not be accepted”. She stressed the “provincial government will continue to strengthen enforcement and take action against those who place lives at risk through non-compliance."
The inspectorate’s operations contribute to the Provincial Government’s broader strategy to enhance law-enforcement and improve police visibility aimed at also deterring would-be offenders against road infrastructure vandalism and theft.
With a complement of ninety-six (96) officers strategically deployed, the inspectorate will continue with its ongoing efforts to restore order, combat criminality, and improve compliance with road traffic legislation, particularly within the public transport sector.
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