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Media Statement - Over 400 operating licences risk cancellation due to non-collection - 11 July 2026

Gauteng - Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentRef: https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20Over%20400%20operating%20licences%20risk%20cancellation%20due%20to%20non-collection%20-%2011%20July%202026.pdf

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Collected on 13 July 2026

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What this means

This is a Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport media statement issued on 11 July 2026. The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, warns that over 400 valid operating licences risk cancellation because operators have not collected them. Operators who received SMSs or communications (including via associations) must collect their licences by Friday, 14 August 2026, or the licences may be cancelled and operators may need to restart the process. The statement also notes that since November 2025 the department has issued operating licences to qualifying public transport operators, including handing over over 2000 valid licences and issuing 208 licences on 10 July 2026 at the Derek Masoek Regional Office in Johannesburg.

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Collect issued operating licences to avoid cancellation

If you applied for an operating licence (especially minibus and scholar transport operators) and you received an SMS or communication (including via your association), you must collect your operating licence by Friday, 14 August 2026. If you do not, the issued licence may be cancelled and you may have to restart the process.

Who it is for
operators who have applied for operating licences, particularly minibus and scholar transport operators, who received SMSs or communication through their associations
How to act on it
Collect your operating licence by Friday, 14 August 2026 after receiving SMSs or communication (including through your associations).
Closes
14 August 2026
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Operators who have received SMSs or communication through their associations have until Friday, 14 August 2026 to collect their operating licences.

Facts

Places

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20Over%20400%20operating%20licences%20risk%20cancellation%20due%20to%20non-collection%20-%2011%20July%202026.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport: Kedibone Diale-Tlabela
  • Issue date: 11 July 2026
  • Risk: over 400 valid operating licences may be cancelled due to non-collection
  • Deadline to collect: Friday, 14 August 2026
  • Consequence: cancellation of issued operating licence; operators may need to restart the process
  • Target operators: minibus and scholar transport operators (public transport operators)
  • Since November 2025: prioritised issuing operating licences to qualifying public transport operators
  • Over 2000 valid operating licences handed over to compliant minibus taxi and scholar transport operators
  • 10 July 2026: 208 operating licences issued at Derek Masoek Regional Office, Johannesburg
  • Issued by: Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
  • Media contacts: Ms Melitah Madiba (073 644 9935), Mr Lesiba Mpya (078 450 9841), pressoffice.gpdrt@gauteng.gov.za
  • Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
  • Kedibone Diale-Tlabela
  • Ms Melitah Madiba
  • Mr Lesiba Mpya
  • Derek Masoek Regional Office
  • Johannesburg

Dates

Closing Date

14 August 2026