uMngeni municipal clerk sentenced to house arrest
A KZN traffic official will spend the next four years under house arrest, after being convicted for her role in the fraudulent issuing of learner’s licences at the Howick Licensing Department.
uMngeni municipal employee, Thandazile Shelembe has been found guilty on nine counts of fraud by the Durban Specialized Commercial Crimes Court.
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Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesperson, Simon Zwane says the administrative clerk entered false eye tests in 2018.
"There is an allege that she fraudulently entered eye tests and did bookings on behalf of applicants, who were not there physically at the testing centre to make the arrangements. These arrangements must be made by applicants in person," he said.
Shelembe's sentence is suspended for five years. During this period, she is not allowed to consume any alcohol. She will also have to do community service.
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Last week, a man was arrested at the Marianhill Licensing Centre on suspicion he wrote learner driver tests for at least 25 applicants, charging them R3 500 each.
