TimesLIVE reports that a provincial traffic officer has been bust for an alleged bribery scam after threatening to arrest motorists for “offences” in the Free State unless they paid him via e-wallet.  

Tshiya Pule Modise, 39, was implicated in the alleged “e-wallet bribe scam” during an investigation by the Hawks’ serious corruption unit.  The officer would allegedly demand money from motorists for traffic offences, threatening them with arrest if they didn’t comply.  He would insist on money being sent to him via e-wallet service as opposed to taking cash.  The investigation uncovered “numerous individuals” in and around the Free State who claimed they had paid bribes that way.  Modise was granted bail of R3,500 by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on 13 September and will appear in court again on 23 October.

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