Traffic cop gets jail time for demanding R10K bribe

KWAZULU-NATAL – Dumisani Mchunu (45) who was giving motorists a hard time in Greytown has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for corruption.

A KwaZulu-Natal traffic officer who tried to solicit a R10 000 bribe from a motorist was convicted of corruption in the Greytown Regional Court this week. Recently he demanded the R10 000 after claiming that the motorist’s licence disc was fraudulent, Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said .

The complainant reported the matter to Hawks members from the Durban Serious Corruption Investigation team and an undercover operation was conducted on 3 March 2022. He was arrested at his place of employment and charged for corruption,” Mhlongo added.