Five former traffic officials from the Umngeni local municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands were sentenced to imprisonment for assisting people to pass their learner's test in exchange for a bribe.
Five KwaZulu-Natal licensing officials have been sentenced for fraudulently assisting scores of learner's licence applicants to pass their tests in the province.
Outstanding report delays sentencing of corrupt KZN traffic officials
By Zainul Dawood
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Durban - Five former employees of the uMngeni licensing office in Howick breathed a sigh of relief when their sentencing for fraud was halted because of an outstanding report in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Courts on Wednesday.
Dumisani Nkala, Lindiwe Xulu, Meshack Ndlovu, Matthew Zondi and Dumisani Phungula was found guilty of fraud in court.
They assisted motor vehicle learner’s licence applicants to pass their tests. The matter was set for sentencing, on Wednesday, however Magistrate G.Davis heard from state prosecutor Advocate M.Magwanyana that the correctional services reports for Nkala and Ndlovu were outstanding.
Corrupt KZN officials who helped pass learner drivers to be sentenced 03 February 2021 - 06:00 Five KZN licensing office officials will be sentenced on Wednesday on hundreds of counts of fraud after they were found guilty of assisting learner drivers to pass their tests. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/HONGQI ZHANG
Five former employees of the uMngeni licensing office in Howick, near Pietermaritzburg, will have their fate determined by the court on Wednesday when they appear on graft and corruption-related charges.
Dumisani Nkala, Lindiwe Xulu, Meshack Ndlovu, Nkosinathi Zondi and Dumisani Phungula are set to appear in the Durban specialised commercial crimes court, where they will be sentenced for fraud cases after they assisted scores of motor vehicle learner’s licence applicants to pass their tests.