Two arrested for alleged corruption at Mooi River
Gauteng-: A driving school operator and an official from the Mooi River driver testing centre in KwaZulu-Natal are to appear in court on Monday after they were arrested in connection with the fraudulent issuing of motor vehicle driving documents.
The two were arrested on Friday after months of investigation by the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit. It is alleged that the female driving school operator from Escourt connived with the male official to have learner licences issued to individuals in exchange for money.
The two are detained in Durban and will appear in court on Monday.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation warns driving schools to desist from engaging in corrupt activities involving the issuing of licences to unqualified drivers.
We have information that many driving schools are involved in these activities and investigations are currently underway to bring the culprits to book.
The corrupt issuing of licencing is suspected to a major contributing factor in the high number of crashes and fatalities in the country.
The RTMC has made this a priority as the country approaches the festive season and school holidays. We know that demand for driving document will be high during this period because people have bonuses and young people will be in need of these documents after finishing their schooling careers.
More arrests are expected.
Enquiries:
Simon Zwane (RTMC)
Cell: 082 551 9892
