The relatively simple act of paying an admission of guilt fine is often understandably perceived as a quick and easy way to extricate oneself from trouble with the law...
Jerome Levitz 26 Mar 2021
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has warned that licence discs renewals can now be withheld from drivers who have not paid their e-toll bills...
With South Africa suffering, on average, over 13,000 deaths a year from motor accidents it is very clear that something needs to be done. Better enforcement should lead to fewer accidents and road deaths...
The controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act, which was due to come into effect as of 1 July 2021, might be delayed due to the start of a forensic investigation into alleged maladministration at the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)...
Gero Lilleike 9 Feb 2021
Alta Swanepoel has developed an online training course to assist company representatives and individuals understand the impact of the AARTO legislation...
Issued by LexisNexis 11 Nov 2020
The Road Freight Association (RFA) continues to advocate for a proper focused, resourced and proactive road traffic policing strategy...
South Africa experiences an alarmingly high amount of road accidents (and consequential fatalities and injuries) annually which has the effect of costing the country billions in rands every year...
Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Kalene Watson, Shane Johnson 17 Feb 2020
There has been much furore around the soon to be implemented Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) bill with much resistance to this implementation...
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed a proclamation that declared that AARTO will be functioning and in place by June 2020...
Last week, the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act was lambasted in the media, being dubbed as a 'money-making' scheme. While public recommendations to change the regulations are coming in, this is an opportune time to discuss what impact the AARTO Act will have on your business...
It is good practice for employers to review and audit their human resources and labour relations policies and practices annually. This is especially true when there are amendments to labour laws as well as when significant case law that has passed through from the Courts...
When AARTO comes into effect, considerable changes are in store for both drivers of company vehicles and the fleet operators...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday officially launch the October Transport Month campaign and the revamped Arrive Alive programme, as approved by Cabinet...
The bill, which will result in the setting up of a demerit system for drivers, is expected to fundamentally change driving in the country by having licensed drivers lose points for traffic offences, which may result in the loss of a driving license...
The signing of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Amendment Bill into law will assist the country to curb the high number of road fatalities...
The Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA) is hosting its annual conference from 31 July to 1 August 2019...
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) Amendment Bill has been passed by Parliament and is now ready to be signed into law by the President...
The National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Tuesday passed several Bills at their plenary sittings as Parliament begins to wind down for 2018...
The transport sector plays a key role in GDP contribution in the local and global environments and is one of the key contributors to South Africa's economy...
October is Transport Month - a fitting time to prepare for updates to legislation that will impact the lives of all drivers and transport company owners and operators...
Issued by LexisNexis 23 Oct 2018
The AARTO Amendment Bill is currently before the NCOP for final approval. Infringement Notices may go straight to social media...
Jason Snyman 6 Mar 2018
Kenyan motorists will later this month switch to digital driving licences, but will be spared instant fines that come with the smart card due to a pending court case...
James Kariuki 6 Oct 2017
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Bill of 1998 is in the process of being amended...
Melissa Cohen 12 Sep 2017
The Goodwood Municipal Court, having been demolished last year as part of the precinct upgrade, was reopened officially on 18 August 2017...
Parliament has heard about a proposed rehabilitation programme to be launched at the same time as the new demerit system...
Sherryn de Vos 19 Apr 2017
While the government says its road safety strategies are having an impact on road deaths, critics say the human and economic toll is far higher than reported...
Karl Gernetzky 6 Dec 2016
Road accidents are costing South Africa's economy R142.95 billion, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters. This was according to a 2016 study...
The cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane no longer want to be test cases...
Khulekani Magubane 15 Nov 2016
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on road engineers to design safe roads, as the state of the country's road surface continues to pose a challenge...
Taxi business financier SA Taxi says the proposed implementation of a point demerit system for South African drivers could bring small taxi businesses to a grinding halt...
The electronic toll collection (e-tolling) on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project is not going anywhere. This is the message from Transport Minister Dipuo Peters...
Selling your car to an individual or a dealer is going to be harder as a new process that will enable the buyer to know if the vehicle has outstanding e-tolls is being developed...
Earlier in December 2015, Wheels24 reported that the number of fatalities on South African roads during the 2015/16 holiday season surpassed 500...
Sergio Davids, Wheels24 4 Jan 2016
A Department of Transport Gazette published in December could be an attempt by government to fine motorists who are boycotting the e-toll system...
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned motorists they will be arrested on the spot for several traffic offences this festive season...
Lizeka Tandwa 23 Dec 2015
The latest Global Status Report on Road Safety for 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that South Africa has more drunk-driving related deaths than anywhere else in the world...
In recognition of the need for job seekers to have a clean record to apply for work, changes to sections 2 and 3 of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act were made in 2009...
Do you know your rights? Do you know the rules and obligations applicable to you and the officer when a Metro police officer pulls you over?
At a press conference jointly hosted by the Justice Project SA (JPSA) and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), it was announced that the JMPD has taken the decision to programmatically cancel all of the unpaid illegal Aarto infringement notices it issued in violation of the prescripts of Section 30(1) of the Aarto Act...
Actuaries in the Department of Transport are looking into four aspects of the Road Accident Benefit Schemes Bill, which were flagged as problematic at public consultations...
Linda Ensor 5 Mar 2015
Individuals arrested for road traffic offences are now able to access the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO) support and services via a 24-hour hotline...
The long-awaited rollout of the points demerit system to manage traffic infringements is edging closer with only a few hurdles still to be overcome...
The Department of Transport will, over the next three years, invest billions of rands in the country's transport infrastructure in a bid to reduce road deaths.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has accused "some media houses" and other unknown people of conducting deliberate cyber-attacks on the website of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) which is responsible for the hugely unpopular electronic tolls in Gauteng.
Linda Ensor 24 Jul 2014
South Africa is currently implementing a traffic regulation scheme called Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO).
Kaelin Govinden 22 Jul 2014
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced a further extension of the e-toll payment period for Gauteng motorists.
Linda Ensor 17 Jul 2014
People who fail to pay e-tolls will be breaking the law and will have to suffer the consequences‚ the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) insists in its continuing spat with the Justice Project South Africa.
Linda Ensor 24 Dec 2013
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has officially launched this year's Transport Month, where she highlighted Government's on-going interventions to curb road carnage and the progress made in providing an efficient and reliable public transport system.
PRETORIA: The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) has said that media reports that do not fully capture the processes proposed to address and enhance efficiencies in the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act are baseless.