DocumentMedia statement

Media Statement - GTI discontinues 25 minibuses, flags 78 drivers without operating licences - 14 September 2026

Gauteng - Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentRef: https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20GTI%20discontinues%2025%20minibuses,%20flags%2078%20drivers%20without%20operating%20licences%20-%2014%20September%202026.pdf

Official source

Source domain: gauteng.gov.za

Collected on 16 September 2026

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What this means

This is a media statement from the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport dated 14 September 2026. It reports on Gauteng Transport Inspectorate enforcement operations conducted between 07 and 13 September 2026 under the #RemoveSkorokoro campaign. It says 187 minibuses were operating without valid licence discs, 78 minibus taxi drivers were operating without valid driving licences, 25 minibuses were discontinued as unroadworthy, 1,033 handwritten and 1,280 electronic AARTO infringement notices were issued, 42 discontinuation notices were issued and 16 arrests were made. MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela warns that enforcement will continue and non-compliant drivers and vehicles will be removed from the roads.

Facts

Places

City of Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20GTI%20discontinues%2025%20minibuses,%20flags%2078%20drivers%20without%20operating%20licences%20-%2014%20September%202026.pdf

Key Takeaways

14 September 2026
Between 07 and 13 September 2026
Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI)
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)
#RemoveSkorokoro campaign
187 minibuses without valid licence discs
78 minibus taxi drivers without valid driving licences
25 minibuses discontinued as unroadworthy
1,033 handwritten AARTO infringement notices
1,280 electronic infringement notices via e-Force devices
42 discontinuation notices
16 arrests: 1 bribery, 6 Immigration Act, 9 DUI
Tshwane, Mogale City, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg and Sedibeng
Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport
Melitah Madiba on 073 644 9935
Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI)
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)
Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Kedibone Diale-Tlabela
Melitah Madiba
Lesiba Mpya

Dates

Closing Date

13 September 2026