# The Department of Transport has confirmed that it will gazette laws for implementation today to regulate e-hailing services. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, says the National Land Transport Amendment Act introduces official e-hailing licences, vehicle branding, criminal checks, and mandatory panic buttons. Drivers must also hold professional driving permits. Violations could lead to fines of up to 100-thousand-rand or two years in prison. He says the fast-tracked laws aim to ease violent clashes between taxis and e-hailing operators.
Transport Department gazettes laws for implementation on e-hailing sector