Traffic officers Nhlanhla Masina and Jacob Pitso appeared in court on corruption charges.
TWO traffic cops, Nhlanhla Masina (32) and Jacob Pitso (36) have appeared in court on corruption charges.
They appeared in the Groblersdal Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 10 September, for allegedly soliciting bribes from Hawks officials.
Masina was denied bail, whereas Pitso was granted R20 000 bail. The matter was postponed to 30 October for further police investigation.
The duo was arrested by the Hawks in Groblersdal, Limpopo, for alleged corruption that took place on Thursday, 5 September.
Hawks members were allegedly driving a state vehicle on Van Riebeeck Street in Groblersdal when they were pulled off the road by the traffic cops.
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The officials informed the Hawks driver that he had contravened the National Road Traffic Act by using a cellphone while driving a motor vehicle.
Limpopo Hawks spokesman, Warrant Officer Lethunya Mmuroa said the official asked the Hawks member to produce a driver’s licence and requested him to get out of his car and into theirs.
“The traffic officer, who was driving, allegedly told the Hawks driver to buy lunch for them and they won’t issue him with a ticket. They demanded R100 from him, and he went to his colleagues to ask for cash and handed it to the traffic officials,” he said.
Mmuroa said the Hawks arrested the officials immediately after receiving and pocketing the cash.
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