Disc, license renewal requirements waived amid system failures

Delivering a national briefing today, President Duma Boko said the Department of Road Transport and Safety’s renewal system had failed to keep up with growing demand, forcing government to invoke extraordinary measures. “The national transport system for renewals has been failing to keep up with the number of demand for renewals put forth in the system across the country. This has led to long queues across the country, and as a government we have taken a decision to waiver the requirement for drivers to have up to date vehicle and driver licenses,” he said.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament…