The National Assembly has agreed to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill, which will now be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa to be signed.
Offending drivers will be given points against them if they infringe traffic laws and face having their licences suspended, or even cancelled, should they continue to re-offend.
Road users who don’t pay traffic fines could face blocks on having new driving or vehicle licences issued, as well as other penalties. The African National Congress’ Leonard Ramatlakane said: “The intention of this [bill] is to try and address the carnage on our roads.” Ramatlakane dismissed the objections to the bill of lobby groups and opposition parties, labelling arguments that the bill is unconstitutional as “a red herring.”
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