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IOL reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) have arrested two foreigners who allegedly tried to bribe a Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) inspector.
The accused, who are brothers, appeared in the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday on corruption charges. It is alleged that the brothers approached a DEL inspector not to issue a compliance order against their shop last Friday. Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekogtodi indicated that they then transferred R4,500 into the personal bank account of the DEL inspector. “The inspector notified the police about the incident and the two brothers were arrested on the 26 November 2022 by the Hawks Middelburg-based Serious Corruption Investigation and charged with corruption hence their appearance in court today,” Sekogtodi reported. The Mpumalanga Head of the Hawks, Major General Zodwa Mokoena, said he was delighted with the collaboration between the law enforcement agencies and applauded the inspector for reporting the crime. “She further inspires all law enforcement agencies to work with honesty and uproot the element of corruption within the Departments by reporting such incidents,” said Mokoena.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Sihle Mlambo at IOL
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