The Department of Transport says the driving licence card production backlog has been reduced to approximately 120,000 cards.
The production backlog resulted from the breakdown of South Africa’s only driving licence card printer in February 2025. By the time it returned on 8 May 2025, the backlog had reached over 730,000.
Speaking to Cape Talk, Department of Transport spokesperson Collen Msibi said the department had made significant progress in addressing the backlog.
“Remember, we are from a backlog of 733,000…
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