Salga is challenging the implementation of AARTO Phase 2 implementation.
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says it will continue challenging the implementation of Phase 2 of the Administration and Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act after the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed its urgent application to stop the rollout, which is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026.
The court struck down the application on the grounds that it lacked urgency. SALGA stressed, however, that the ruling did not deal with the merits of its case, meaning its substantive objections to the AARTO rollout remain unresolved.
"While disappointed at today's outcome, the reality of the matter is that the core issues that we wanted the court to provide relief on are still to be argued. Our legal team is preparing to take the matter forward," said Cllr Sebang Motlhabi, Chairperson of SALGA's Public Transport and Roads Working Group.
Phase 2 of AARTO represents a major expansion of South Africa's administrative traffic enforcement system. The new phase extends the framework to 62 municipalities and shifts the management of traffic infringements from the criminal justice system to a centralised administrative process overseen by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
