{"id":73964,"date":"2024-09-20T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/30-people-to-appear-in-richards-bay-court-for-driving-licence-fraud"},"modified":"2024-09-20T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:52:00","slug":"30-people-to-appear-in-richards-bay-court-for-driving-licence-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/30-people-to-appear-in-richards-bay-court-for-driving-licence-fraud","title":{"rendered":"30 people to appear in Richards Bay court for &#8216;driving licence fraud&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Thirty people are expected to appear in the Richards Bay magistrate&#8217;s court on Wednesday in connection with fraudulent driving licences.<\/p>\n<p>The KwaZulu-Natal transport and human settlements department said its traffic and transport inspection unit, with the Hawks, initially arrested two examiners and 10 licence applicants.<\/p>\n<p>The officials charged R2,500 for the licences at the Melmoth licensing centre, which falls under the Mthonjaneni local municipality.<\/p>\n<p>This led to more arrests and the number has since increased to 30.<\/p>\n<p>Department spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya said it had revoked all learner&#8217;s licences issued by those arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a clear indication of our determination to suffocate this criminal syndicate, which includes examiners, driving school owners and applicants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur message is that fake drivers who underwent fake driving tests will be removed from our roads, arrested and locked up in jail. 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