South Africa’s only driving licence printing machine is in Germany for repairs, the transport minister has revealed.

The announcement follows reports of a backlog of more than 300,000 driving licences.

The minister says the country has only one printer to reduce the risk of illegal licences being produced.

South Africans online have been complaining about the delay in licence renewal.

They have been calling for a permanent solution to the matter even as the transport ministry plans to introduce digital licences this year.

Source: bbc