A key breakthrough in a large-scale corruption investigation resulted in the arrest of 27 people from three districts in Mpumalanga.
The accused, including traffic examiners, driving school operators, and various officials, are charged with fraud, corruption, and violating national road traffic rules.
The arrests were the result of a complex intelligence-driven operation led by a collaborative team that included the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), the Mpumalanga Traffic Management Corporation, and Criminal Intelligence.
The operation involved several districts, including Sabie, Graskop, Lydenburg, and Verena, with the suspects appearing before several Magistrates Courts on September 16 and 17. Charges include the fraudulent issue of driver's licenses and traffic-related papers.
The accused include those with high-ranking positions in the traffic sector. Among them were traffic examiners, Momo Beauty Mathebula, 30, Roandey Mazuzu Mkhonto, 49, and Jackson Mokoena, 42, who also runs a driving school. Each was granted bail of R5,000.
