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The Citizen reports that the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has uncovered a troubling tale of greed at the Meyerton Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC).
The RTMC conducted a raid at the centre in Midvaal on Friday. During the operation, seven suspects were arrested on suspicion of issuing driving licences fraudulently. One of the officials was found with more than R30,000 in cash, believed to be proceeds of suspected criminal activity. “It is alleged that officials issued heavy duty driving licences to applicants who were not present to do the test. They also allegedly collude with driving school operators to have intermediaries write learner licence tests on behalf of applicants,” the RTMC indicated. RTMC chief executive Makhosini Msibi said there was a problem with greed among licensing officials. “Our officials have permanent employment. On a normal day at this testing station, about 11 or 10 o’clock in the morning, most of them have in their pockets about R6,000, so you can imagine how much they have at the end of the day,” he stated. According to the CEO, on an annual basis the country was spending about R146 billion because of vehicle accidents, inclusive of medical costs. “What causes this is that the people we have on the roads can’t drive,” Msibi said. “They could have been avoided if we were doing our work well. What is more frustrating is the collaboration among government employees,” the CEO lamented.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Chulumanco Mahamba at The Citizen
- Read too, ‘A corrupt official at Meyerton licensing centre makes R6,000 by 10am daily’, at IOL News
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