CLERK AT RTI ROSSBURGH ARRESTED FOR FRAUD 

Head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport, Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa has welcomed the arrest of Ms Nomusa Patience Mkhize, 26 years of age, from the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) Rossburgh in Durban for taking in monies for services rendered and not handing the money over to be banked. 

"This arrest forms part of our continual efforts to clean up our Department. We will do everything possible to remove all forms of corruption from within our ranks. We will not rest until we have sorted out this criminality and we want to warn officials who are still involved in corrupt practices that they will be caught," said Dr Mbanjwa.   

Ms Mkhize was employed as a clerk at the Drivers’ Licence Conversion Section at RTI Rossburgh and was arrested by members of the SAPS Commercial Branch for fraud on 21 October and appeared in the Durban Regional Court. She was released on R10 000 bail.  

During June this year, information was received wherein it was alleged that one of the clerks employed at the Rossburgh Test Centre was defrauding the Department of Transport by receiving monies for services rendered but not declaring the money.

Acting on this information an investigation was launched by the RTI Special Inspectorate into these allegations. The initial investigation covered a period of about a month and it was found that there was a large shortfall in the cash takings that could not be accounted for. Further investigations conducted by the Department’s Internal Control Division confirmed the findings of the initial investigation.  

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