A former traffic officer, Meshack Masenjwa (37), was convicted and sentenced on a single count of corruption in the Middelburg Regional Court on Wednesday.

Masenjwa was arrested on February 6, 2019, during Operation Conny.

Information was received about a traffic officer demanding bribes from motorists in contravention of the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996.

The accused officer targeted motorists travelling on the N4.

Masenjwa’s entrapment was staged and executed in terms of Section 252A.

On the day in question, an agent was travelling near Wonderfontein and was stopped by Masenjwa, who demanded a bribe of R100.

The money was handed to him, and the transaction was recorded.

The matter was referred to court, where a warrant of arrest was issued on June 24, 2019.

The investigation was concluded by the Hawks’ Mbombela-based Serious Corruption Investigation Unit.