News24 reports that a general manager at the office of the Auditor-General (AG) has been arrested for allegedly trying to bribe a Home Affairs official.

The 46-year-old foreign national was arrested on Wednesday in a sting operation by the Hawks after he allegedly offered the official R3,000. The man visited the Department of Home Affairs in Randburg to apply for his 14-year-old daughter's SA passport. "Upon a systematic interview with the immigration officers, the suspect allegedly failed to produce (proof of) citizenship rights, which permitted him to possess a South African smart identity card and also a birth certificate for his said daughter," said Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu. The man allegedly pleaded with the immigration officer to return the smart ID and birth certificate in exchange for a bribe. “Further investigation revealed that both the identity smart card and birth certificate possessed by the suspect were fraudulent. The suspect was subsequently charged with fraud and corruption," Mulamu reported. The man is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Friday. AG Tsakani Maluleke said she was “deeply concerned and highly disappointed about this development” and that the matter would not be taken lightly.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lwandile Bhengu at News24

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