The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has signed an agreement with the provincial leg of National Driving School Association of South Africa (NDSASA) and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), paving a way for stability and cooperation in the sector.
According to the department, the agreement will pave a way for stability and cooperation in the sector.
The agreement comes after a series of meetings held on the 07th, 09th and today, 14th of March 2022 following service delivery disruptions resulting from the closure of Driver Licence Testing Centres across Gauteng.
“The purpose of this agreement is to, amongst others, establish and regulate the relationship between parties, for collaboration to create a platform for discussion and negotiation between parties,”
MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo convened talks between the driving school operators and the RTMC in a bid facilitate a peaceful resolution to the dispute relating to the e-Natis system.
“Our view has always been that the negotiation table is the only mechanism we can use to resolve problems. This agreement goes to show that we resolve the most complex problems by talking to each other and not through violence and intimidation,” said Mamabolo.
Mamabolo said the signing of the agreement will usher in a consultative platform for driving school operators and the provincial government together with the RTMC.
He said this will provide all parties with a common platform to share information and address concerns that relate to this critical service.
“Negotiation is the founding principle of our constitutional democratic dispensation. This for us is the only mechanism that is available to resolve even the most complex difficulties and problems,” added Mamabolo.
