Durban: The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport has published the weekend operating schedule for selected Driver Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) and Motor Licensing Offices across the province for April 2026.
According to South African Government News Agency, the department urged members of the public to note the distinction between services offered at the two facility types, noting that DLTCs offer drivers licensing-related services, such as bookings and testing for learner's and driver's licences, renewals, Professional Driving Permit (PrDP) applications, and driver's licence card collections. The department emphasised that DLTCs do not offer motor vehicle licensing services, unless otherwise stated.
Motor Licencing Offices only offer vehicle licensing-related services such as the renewal of vehicle licence discs and changes of vehicle ownership, and do not offer drivers licencing-related transactions, the department said.
In accordance with the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996, applicants must submit a valid identity document or smart ID card, plus a copy. Payment of R250 for a driver's licence card is required, with card payments only accepted at provincial offices. Payment of R90 for a temporary licence, if required, plus one ID-sized black and white or colour photograph, is also required, with card payments only at provincial offices.
Applicants must also provide proof of residence not older than three months. If the applicant is residing with parents, a supporting letter by the parent, accompanied by the proof of residence, is required. An eye test certificate from a registered optometrist, issued within the past three months, is recommended.
The following provincially run facilities will not operate on weekends until further notice: Empangeni DLTC, Newcastle DLTC, Mkondeni DLTC, Pinetown/Mariannhill DLTC, Rossburgh DLTC, Durban Motor Licensing Office, Pietermaritzburg (Hyslop Road) Motor Licensing Office, Pinetown Motor Licensing Office, and Umbilo Motor Licensing Office.
Several municipally operated centres will be open on selected weekends, including Ballito Motor Licensing Office on Saturdays 11 and 25 April from 08:00 to 13:30, offering motor vehicle licence disc renewals only with card payments. KwaDukuza DLTC and Motor Licensing Office will operate on Saturdays 11 and 25 April from 07:00 to 13:00, with DLTC offering all driver-related services except testing, and the Motor Licensing Office offering all vehicle-related services, accepting cash and card payments at DLTC and card only at MLO.
Umhlanga Motor Licensing Office will operate on Saturdays 11, 18, and 25 April from 07:30 to 12:30, with card payments only. Umzinto/Scottburgh DLTC and Motor Licensing Office will be open on weekends 11-12 and 18-19 April from 07:30 to 11:00. Verulam DLTC and Motor Licensing Office will be open on Saturdays 11, 18, and 25 April from 07:00 to 14:00, with DLTC accepting cash and card payments, while the Motor Licensing Office accepts card only.
Winklespruit/Amanzimtoti DLTC will be open on Saturdays 11, 18, and 25 April from 07:00 to 14:00, accepting cash and card payments. Kingsburgh Sizakala Centre Motor Licensing Office (Winklespruit) will also be open on Saturdays 11, 18, and 25 April from 07:15 to 14:00, accepting card only payments. The department noted that only offices that have submitted confirmed schedules are included in the notice, with additional updates to be communicated as more information becomes available.
Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma has confirmed that a major fraud syndicate operating at the Mkondeni Testing Centre has been uncovered. The department's Transport and Traffic Inspection Unit has already made arrests, including a learner driver and an instructor linked to a private driving school. 'We are now in possession of a corruption playbook. We will shred it once all members of the syndicates have been arrested,' Duma said. The department described the operation as one of the most significant crackdowns on fraud and corruption linked to driver's licence testing in the province.