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TimesLIVE reports that the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court has set strict conditions for eight Lekwa local municipality licensing officials implicated in a multimillion-rand vehicle registration scandal.
They appeared in court on Monday following their arrest in Standerton on Friday. Five of the accused were granted bail of R20,000 each and three were granted bail of R5,000 each. They face charges related to allegedly falsifying vehicle ownership registrations on the national traffic information system (eNatis), thereby enabling truck owners to avoid payment of vehicle licensing fees, including penalties and arrears amounting to millions of rands. It is alleged the eight have cost the state R67m in lost revenue. The court ordered them to surrender their passports and barred them from interfering with the state’s case or communicating directly with state witnesses. They are also not allowed to travel outside of the Standerton district without permission from the investigating officer. The matter was postponed to 28 November.
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