Gauteng Roads and Transport continues to record positive results through high-impact enforcement operations across Gauteng
GTI discontinues 25 minibuses, flags 78 drivers without operating licences
The Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI), in collaboration with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and other law-enforcement agencies, continues to record positive results through high-impact enforcement operations across major metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng.
Conducted under the #RemoveSkorokoro campaign, the GTI operations focus on high-risk public transport corridors, with particular attention to roadworthiness, valid documentation, as well as driver and regulatory compliance.
Between 07 and 13 September 2026, inspectors identified continued non-compliance among public transport operators and drivers. A total of one hundred and eighty-seven (187) minibuses were found operating without valid licence discs, while seventy-eight (78) minibus taxi drivers were found operating without valid driving licences.
In addition, twenty-five (25) minibuses were discontinued after being found to be unroadworthy, posing a safety risk to passengers and other road users.
During the reporting period, inspectors flagged critical safety issues, including defective braking systems, worn tyres, non-functional headlights and brake lights, faulty indicators and other mechanical faults that rendered the vehicles unsafe for use on public roads.
To strengthen accountability and ensure that traffic violations are addressed, GTI officers issued a total of one thousand and thirty-three (1,033) handwritten AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) infringement notices across the province. These comprised two hundred and ninety-four (294) in Tshwane, eighty-three (83) in Mogale City, one hundred and sixty-seven (167) in Ekurhuleni, four hundred and four (404) in Johannesburg and eighty-five (85) in Sedibeng.
An additional one thousand two hundred and eighty (1,280) electronic infringement notices were processed through the Inspectorate’s e-Force devices. These included two hundred and ninety-eight (298) in Tshwane, ninety-five (95) in Mogale City, five hundred and twenty-six (526) in Johannesburg, two hundred and fifty-six (256) in Ekurhuleni and one hundred and five (105) in Sedibeng.
The latest enforcement operations also resulted in forty-two (42) discontinuation notices being issued. These comprised eleven (11) in Tshwane, seven (7) in Ekurhuleni, four (4) in Mogale City, three (3) in Sedibeng and seventeen (17) in Johannesburg.
As part of the same enforcement efforts, sixteen (16) arrests were also made, including one (1) arrest for bribery, six (6) for contravening the Immigration Act and nine (9) for driving under the influence (DUI).
Remarking on the results, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, said the continued operation of unlicensed drivers and non-compliant public transport vehicles poses an unacceptable risk to passengers and other road users.
“We will not tolerate drivers continuing to operate without valid driving licences or minibuses being operated without valid licence discs. Those who disregard the law are putting the lives of passengers and other road users at risk. Enforcement operations will continue, and non-compliant drivers and vehicles will be removed from our roads,” warned MEC Diale-Tlabela.
She reiterated that engagements with the minibus taxi industry are continuing to find lasting solutions and address persistent non-compliance.
The latest results form part of the Department’s ongoing efforts to ensure that motorists and public transport operators comply with road traffic legislation, and that unsafe vehicles and unlicensed drivers are removed from public roads.
For more information, contact the Department’s Head of Communications Ms Melitah Madiba on 073 644 9935 or MEC’s Spokesperson Mr Lesiba Mpya on 078 450 9841 or email pressoffice.gpdrt@gauteng.gov.za
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