OUTA calls for suspension of expired driving license fines

Traffic officer monitoring vehicles at a roadblock. 1 minute Civil rights group, the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called on Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to temporarily suspend fines and temporary licenses for motorists affected by the printing backlog of driving license cards. Last month, the department reported a printing backlog of over 700,000 cards…

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Calls for IPID to be better resourced to resolve backlog

SA Police Service investigation logo. 1 minute Executive Director for the Accountability Division at OUTA, Stefanie Fick, says the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) will continue to face backlog issues unless it receives the necessary budget to carry out successful investigations. Her remarks come after the police ministry revealed in parliament that there is a…

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