Amid ongoing efforts to reduce road fatalities across KZN, the provincial Department of Transport has vowed to clamp down on fraud and corruption at licensing centres.

The department stated that it will continue to work with municipalities to ensure that well-trained drivers are permitted on the roads.

“We commend the team from the Traffic and Transport Inspection Unit [TTIU] within the department for putting in place measures to eliminate any fraud and corruption associated with learner’s and driver’s licence applications, examinations and tests.

“We have received numerous allegations of bribery in relation to the allocation of dates for learner’s and driver’s licence examinations and tests,” said KZN MEC for Transport Siboniso Duma.

The TTIU is working jointly with the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC), the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit, and the Hawks.

“This team is making progress in relation to the arrests of syndicates involving officials, driving school instructors, and applicants,” said Duma.

The department further announced that several Driver’s Licence Centres and Motor Licensing Offices, including Empangeni, will not be operating on weekends until further notice.

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