Two nabbed for corruption at vehicle testing station
Two Gauteng officials have been arrested for corruption at a vehicle testing station.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says the pair were arrested in connection with bribery involving R9000.
RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane says: "Two compliance inspectors were arrested. They will be charged under the Anti-Corruption Act. They issued roadworthy documents without inspecting the vehicles."
Their arrests follow a complaint from a scholar transport operator.
Two inspectorate officers from Gauteng Community Safety Department were arrested at Langlaagte Vehicle Testing Centre for Corruption. pic.twitter.com/IUjvETSYP0
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Zwane says the RTMC has identified "problematic" licensing and vehicle testing centres across the country, in a bid to clamp down on corruption.
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He says several more arrests can be expected over the coming months.
There's alleged corruption at testing stations across Gauteng, with scores of learner drivers reportedly having been asked for a bribe upon failing their licence test.