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The Mercury reports that thousands of young people hoping to be traffic officers in KwaZulu-Natal turned up on Monday at the Pietermaritzburg Royal Showgrounds for the recruitment process.
About 200 posts are available. The large gathering of people in the area caused traffic logjams across the city. Spokesperson for the KZN Department of Transport and Human Settlements, Ndabe Sibiya, said: “By 10h30, more than 7,000 applicants had already written the assessment test for the 200 Trainee Provincial Inspector posts … We have received more than 34,000 applications. This is a clear indication of the interest to be part of the highly energetic and efficient Road Traffic Inspectorate.”
The department dismissed claims that the assessment test process would continue on Tuesday morning. MEC Siboniso Duma said the assessment phase had concluded on Monday, and there was no scheduled continuation for Tuesday. “Any posts being circulated claiming that the process will continue on Tuesday are not true. Importantly, we wish to apologise to motorists, residents and workers who were inconvenienced this morning,” said Duma.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thami Magubane at The Mercury
- Read too, No further assessments, says MEC Duma after PMB traffic chaos, at The Witness
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