Minister Mbalula must urgently come up with a plan to turn transport around
24 June 2019
The newly appointed Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, will urgently have to come up with a plan to turn the Department of Transport around as it is facing several serious problems.
The high incidence of road accidents across the country is unacceptable. The matter must be thoroughly investigated, starting with the issuing of roadworthy certificates and motor vehicle licences so as to keep unroadworthy vehicles off our roads.
The problem does not only lie with the drivers of motor vehicles, thus, there are various aspects within the Department itself that must also be investigated.
Among other things, how the eNaTIs system processes applications for driver's licence appointments must be investigated as the system makes it very difficult for road users to make an appointment for a driver’s licence test. The system is overloaded with applications for appointments and it can clearly not meet the high demand.