The Citizen reports that the Gauteng department of roads and transport has signed an agreement with the provincial leg of the National Driving School Association of SA (NDSASA) and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

The agreement follows a series of meetings held last week and on Monday following service delivery disruptions resulting from the closure of Driver Licence Testing Centres across Gauteng. According to the department, the agreement will pave a way for stability and cooperation in the sector: It said: “The purpose of this agreement is to, among others, establish and regulate the relationship between parties, for collaboration to create a platform for discussion and negotiation between parties.” MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo convened talks between the driving school operators and the RTMC in a bid facilitate a peaceful resolution to the dispute relating to the e-Natis system. Addressing the media last week, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said concerns surrounding the NaTIS online system would be addressed: “If the online [system] we launched is not working, it’s a genuine concern which we must be able to attend to. Here is the CEO of RTMC (Makhosini Msibi). If he made me launch something that is not working, I’m here, he must account because that system must work because I want people to get their driver’s licences easy, simple as that.”

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