Johannesburg motorists wanting to renew their vehicle licences or transfer vehicle ownership could be in for long queues over the next few days - or even find facilities closed.  

This follows the suspension and dismissal of 70 officials on Monday from six of the city’s motor vehicle licensing centres for corruption.  But about 40 new staff members were recruited prior to the crackdown and staff members from other sections within the licensing department will be deployed to the vacant positions so as to eliminate the effect on the operations.  But while the corruption crackdown has focused mainly on licensing centres thus far, it appears that driving schools have also been implicated in bribery and dodgy practices.  Michael Sun, member of the mayoral committee for public safety, said the officials had been working with members of the public and driving schools to defraud the city.

• Based on reports at The Star and The New Age
• See too, Over 900 cases opened as Jo'burg cracks down on licensing department corruption, at TimesLive

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