KZN driving school operator faces fraud charges
A KwaZulu-Natal driving school operator suspected of being the middleman in the fraudulent issuing of learner licenses - has been arrested.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation says the man would be liaise between traffic officials and applicants - to help them write and pass their learners tests at a Howick licensing centre.
Spokesperson, Simon Zwane says he's now the seventh accused in the case - six of his co-accused are the examiners and the office's manager.
"There has been an arrest of a driving school operator who is believed to have been facilitating the issuing of fraudulent learners licenses from the Umgeni Licensing Centre in Howick. Last year, there were six examiners that were arrested from that This driving school operator is also going to be part of that," Zwane said.
The case will go on trial in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court in June.
