Concourt rules on eNaTIS case

THE Constitutional Court has found in favour of the Department of Transport in its long-running battle with Tasima (Pty) Ltd.

It has instructed Tasima to hand over the electronic National Traffic Information System (eNaTIS) and associated services to the department’s Road Traffic Management Corporation within 30 days of yesterday’s order.

In 2001 Tasima was awarded a tender for services in relation to eNaTIS to enable the department to regulate and administer the licensing of all vehicles‚ learner drivers’ and drivers’ licenses‚ vehicle roadworthiness tests as well as the general implementation of the road traffic legislation.

Although the tender awarded to Tasima was meant to run for five years until 2007‚ Tasima had been running the system until now on a month-tomonth contract until a disputed five-year extension was signed by the transport department’s then director-general George Mahlalela in May 2010.

The department claimed the extension was invalid because the department wanted to take over eNaTIS. — TMG Digital