Cyber criminals are accessing number plates. (Graphic by Nicola Mawson | Pexels & GenAI) The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) is investigating a possible hack of the eNatis system, as scams using propaganda tactics of fear and reward are being distributed under ‘Fines SA’ branding and listing the motorists’ correct number plates. The RTIA has…
AARTO is set to be implemented in another 69 municipalities this month. (Image: RTIA, redrawn by GenAI) The South African Local Government Agency (SALGA) on Wednesday lost a court bid in the Pretoria High Court to stop the rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) programme. This clears the way for phase…
A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department roadblock. (Source: OUTA) The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is challenging a tender issued by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) for a turnkey IT solution for the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO). In a statement, the non-profit civil action organisation argues there are several flaws in…
AARTO may have the opposite effect to what was intended. (Source: Freepik.) Motorists could lose their driver’s licences when the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) rolls out nationally, not because they’re dangerous drivers, but because critical technological flaws leave the system vulnerable to errors, corruption and outdated data. “I feel that the…
