Three former Kouga Local Municipality employees are due to appear in the Humansdorp magistrates court today (March 27) on charges of fraud, corruption and contravention of the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996. The trio was arrested following a three-year investigation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Corruption Unit
It is alleged that the three men, aged between 49 and 55, were working for Kouga Local Municipality, and were attached to the Humansdorp Traffic Department as examiners. It is further said that the three suspects were issuing driving licences to motorists without conducting physical examinations (tests), as prescribed in the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996
Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zithulele Dladla said, “This arrest demonstrates the commitment of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to root out corruption, which is an occupational hazard in the public sector, and also endangers public safety”
