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Industrial gas users warn that gas prices are next in line for a massive price hike; businesses join Eskom in fight against municipal takeover of electricity distribution; this is what South Africa’s new driving licence cards could look like; and Zondo tears into Sisulu over her attack on the judiciary.

: In South Africa, there have been 6,762 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total reported to 3,540,891. Deaths have reached 92,830 , while recoveries have climbed to 3,309,735, leaving the country with a balance of 138,236 active cases. The total number of vaccines administered is 28,585,930.

[Transport minister Fikile Mbalula recently confirmed that South Africa would get new driver’s licence cards aligned with international best practices. Tender documents published in November 2021 reveal how the new card should look. The new card will require a special printer capable of engraving a colour or greyscale image of the licence holder. Mbalula said the only hurdle to introducing the revamped driver’s licence and procuring a new card printer is obtaining Cabinet approval.

 

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