Magistrate, doctor and four officials in dock for driving licence fraud 28 April 2021 - 21:32 By Khanyisile Ngcobo The magistrate allegedly obtained his driving licence fraudulently. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/milkos
A KwaZulu-Natal magistrate and a doctor were among six suspects who appeared in a Mpumalanga court on Wednesday over the irregular and corrupt issuing of a driving licence.
Magistrate Bonginkosi Mtshali, Dr Makhomba Nkambule and four licensing officials were arrested in the past two weeks for allegedly conspiring to ensure the licence was issued to Mtshali fraudulently and by flouting regulations.
They face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and defeating the ends of justice.
Ramaphosa âmanipulatedâ judge, former SSA boss claims in affidavit filed to Zondo Commission
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Johannesburg - President Cyril Ramaphosa allegedly âmanipulatedâ Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo regarding the handling of a court case involving former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general Arthur Fraser, to save the career of the inspector-general of intelligence, Dr Setlhomamaru Dintwe, in 2018.
According to an affidavit deposed at the Zondo Commission by Fraser two weeks ago and seen by the Sunday Independent, Ramaphosa was allegedly âengaged in an irregular process that manipulated the legal process of the Republic of South Africaâ during a series of telephone calls between himself and Judge Mlambo, as well as between himself and former state security minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba.
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NATIONAL NEWS - A KwaZulu-Natal magistrate was on Friday released on R2 000 bail after appearing in court on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and defeating the ends justice.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said the 56-year-old magistrate, Bonginkosi Herman Mtshali, was arrested on Thursday following an intensive investigation by the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit (NTACU) into the irregular manner in which he obtained his driving licence.
Mtshali on Friday appeared at the Empangeni Magistrate’s Court.
The corporation said a magistrate and prosecutor from areas outside of Empangeni were arranged to lead proceedings because Mtshali works at the same court.
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