SA: Faulty Driver Licence Printer caused Woes

South Africa’s only driving licence printing machine is in Germany for repairs, the transport minister has revealed.

This is after reports of a backlog of more than 300,000 driving licences came up, prompting the explanation.

The minister says “the country has only one printer so as to avoid issuance of licences illegally.”

South Africans online have been complaining about the delay in licence renewal.

They have been calling for a ‘permanent solution’ to the matter even as the transport ministry ‘plans to introduce digital licences this year.’

BBC /Shakirat Sadiq