A Sunday’s River Valley traffic department employee accused of pocketing cash in exchange for false learner’s and driver’s licences, has denied any wrongdoing.
A police officer who went undercover to investigate alleged fraudulent activities at the Sunday's River municipal traffic department told the Gqeberha high court on Friday how easy it had been for her to obtain a falsified learner's licence.
A Sunday’s River Valley resident who has never even driven a vehicle before, managed to get her learner’s and driver’s licences by allegedly paying R3,500, the Gqeberha high court heard on Wednesday.
Since 2012, concerns over irregularities and malpractices in the issuing of learner’s and driver’s licences at the Sundays River Valley Municipality’s local traffic department had been investigated but nothing came of it.
Three traffic officials accused of orchestrating an intricate scheme to pocket money from individuals seeking to obtain learner’s and driver’s licences in the Sundays River Valley area will enter their pleas on Monday.