Licensing officials in court on fraud, corruption allegations

Summary:

Eleven licensing officials are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday, accused of fraud and corruption. The officials were arrested following a three-year investigation by the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and the Hawks, which revealed that examiners were issuing fraudulent driver's licenses and roadworthy certificates at various testing stations. The investigation uncovered a link between corruption in three provinces, and more arrests are expected. The RTMC encourages the public to report suspected fraud, corruption, and malfeasance to help combat these risks and reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on the roads.