South Africa's only licence printing machine is broken... again
South African residents can expect delays in their driver's licence renewal after the only license printing machine broke down.
South Africa's only driver’s licence printing machine has broken for the second time in less than a year.
This means South Africans could face further delays when renewing their driver's licences.
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MyBroadband reported that Eastern Cape’s acting chief director for transport regulations, Xolisa Jakula, confirmed there are efforts underway to return the service by the end of the week.
"The machine is reported to have not been working for two weeks now, and there is an indication that processes are underway to ensure that by the end of this week, it is operational,” Jakula told MyBroadband.
According to MyBroadband, when the machine broke down in November 2021, it took until January 2022 before it was back in working condition.
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Reportedly, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that the machine would have to be sent to Germany to be fixed, however, it was later confirmed that the machine never left SA.
According to Mbalula, the current licence printing machine is the only one operating anywhere in the world due to its old age.
Our famous German-made drivers license card-printing machine - the only one in the world, is broken yet again.
— Vusi Sambo (@VusiSambo) October 19, 2022
One wonders when celebrity Minister Fikile Mbalula is off to pose for pictures with it. https://t.co/myhYGHhJ1Y
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