The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act will be implemented across 69 municipalities in South Africa from Wednesday, 1 October, 2025.
This is according to the Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, who spoke about the plan during his Budget Vote Speech in early July.
Hlengwa explained that 69 municipalities are prepared to implement the Aarto system in October, but the remaining 144 are not ready and will only be able to roll it out in early 2026.
“The Aarto will be rolled out in…
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