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Social Housing

What is Social Housing?

Social Housing is an affordable rental option for households earning between R1 850 - R22 000 per month.

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Transport

Vehicle licence

The law requires your car to be licensed every year. It's your duty as the owner of the car, to make sure that the licence is renewed before it expires.

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Driving licence

All South African drivers must have a credit card format driving licence. This is issued when a new driver receives a licence.

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Learner’s licence

Getting a learner's licence for a motor vehicle is the first step to getting a driving licence.

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Convert a foreign driving licence

If you have a foreign driving licence, you can convert it to a South African (SA) one:

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Professional driving permit

Drivers need a professional driving permit (PrDP) to drive public transport and heavy-duty vehicles, for example lorries, buses and breakdown vehicles.

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Applications to use a public road for sport and filming purposes

You can apply to use a public road for sport and filming purposes. The permit application depends on whether a road is a municipal or a provincial road.

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Safely Home

Our Safely Home Programme focuses on road safety for all road users. Our former Minister for Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, initiated the program.

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Credit card format driving licence

As of 1 May 2003, the credit card format driving licence officially replaced the Identity Document (ID) version.

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Applying for a public operating licence

A public operating licence is a permit or document giving drivers permission to transport people for financial gain. 

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