R40 000 fine for speeding lawyer on N2 near Park Rynie
Monde Nzima was flagged for driving 222km/h in a 120km/h zone.
Umtata lawyer Monde Nzima (32) was convicted and sentenced at the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court recently for speeding and reckless driving.
On Saturday, August 2 this year, Nzima was flagged for driving 222km/h in a 120km/h speed zone.
This was during a routine speed enforcement operation along the N2 near Park Rynie.
Nzima failed to stop and the RTI team followed in pursuit, leading to him being apprehended.
He appeared in court and on October 27 pleaded guilty to the offence.
He was sentenced to a R40 000 fine or 24 months’ imprisonment, half of which was suspended for five years, on condition that he does not commit a similar offence during that period.
Siboniso Duma, the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, condemned the lawyer’s actions.
“Following this sentencing, the conversation that we should have as a society should focus on whether speeding and running away from traffic officers is acceptable behaviour from a lawyer,” he said.
“We are hopeful that the Legal Practice Council, a body mandated to regulate the professional conduct of legal practitioners, will not turn a blind eye, but will show a public display of transparency and accountability. By and large, our efforts to end carnage on our road networks could be enhanced by tough action adopted by the professional bodies, such as the council.”
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