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TimesLIVE reports that five more traffic officials were arrested at the Bela-Bela driving licence testing centre (DLTC) on Wednesday as an operation by the Hawks' serious corruption investigation and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) continued to yield positive results.
This brought to 24 the number of driving licence examiners, administration clerks and driving school instructors who were recently arrested at various testing centres in Limpopo. “Eleven suspects were arrested in connection with fraud and corruption at Lephalale DLTC on Friday and at the weekend while an additional eight were nabbed at Thabazimbi DLTC on Monday,” the authorities advised. The five suspects, aged between 37 and 59, are scheduled to appear in the Bela-Bela Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The operation was launched in 2021 to identify officials and test stations that were issuing learner's and driving licences without following proper procedures in return for gratification. “The team is still busy with the operation to address fraud and corruption -related offences within Limpopo. Investigations have identified more than 1,300 applicants who have been implicated in this criminal activity. They will also have to answer to law enforcement authorities for the part they played,” the Hawks and the RTMC said.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLIVE
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