Corruption, fraud threaten truck, freight industry

An anti-corruption officer from the Ministry of Transport and Communication, Mothusi Dingalo said some of their officers’ ethical conduct remains questionable as they are  often caught in the middle of bribery and misconduct allegations.  He said some truck owners use the officers to fradulently obtain road worthiness certificates and offer bribes to officers where they fail to comply.

“We have cases where road-worthiness certificates were fraudulently issued and the consequences are that other road users are exposed to danger, which often leads to loss of lives.  Some truck owners pay bribes to officers for overloading and it is equally not safe for the public,” Dingalo said.