AARTO READY TO ROLL

The Transport Department has confirmed October as the new date for the national rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system in 69 municipalities.

Transport Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa said: “The AARTO will be rolled out in different phases according to municipal readiness from 1 October 2025, for the 69 municipalities which are ready for the rollout.”

“This is Phase 2 of the AARTO rollout programme, while Phase 3 will be rolled out on February 1, 2026, for the 144 municipalities that will only be ready then.”

The AARTO Act was confirmed as constitutional by the apex court, and the department intends to use it to change the behaviour of motorists.

Hlengwa said research has shown that more than 80 percent of road crashes were due to human error, and that was why there was a call for behaviour-changing efforts on their part.