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Cash for licences lands former Stellenbosch traffic official behind bars

IOL · 07 September 2026 at 12:30

Cash for licences lands former Stellenbosch traffic official behind bars

A former Stellenbosch traffic official has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, with half suspended, after pleading guilty to six corruption counts involving R5,550 in licence bribes.

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