The following message has been shared several times by local Facebook users but Spar says the service won't be available in Polokwane any time soon.
POLOKWANE – Review spoke to local Spar’s, including the CBD, Downtown, Platinum Park and Thornhill, who all confirmed that people in Polokwane cannot make use of this offer, yet.
According to the post on Facebook, all you need is your old license disk and a legit drivers licence to successfully renew your licence.
Review also spoke to Spar Head Office’s customer care department who confirmed that a test run will commence at a few stores nationwide.
If it is successful, it will be introduced to other stores as well.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard