More Marble Hall licensing officials behind bars over alleged cash-for-licence schemeEight people accused of being involved in an alleged “cash-for-driver’s licence” corruption scheme at the Marble

Eight people accused of being involved in an alleged “cash-for-driver’s licence” corruption scheme at the Marble Hall Driving Licence Testing Centre in Limpopo appeared in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The accused face charges of fraud and corruption following a joint operation involving the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), SAPS Crime Intelligence and the Sekhukhune District Tactical Investigating team.

Four suspects were arrested on Friday, while another four handed themselves over to police.

The accused are Linah Mabitshela, 53, a cashier and NaTIS officer; Collen Lwazi Mtshali, 57, a runner; Ephraim Mocheko, 62, a traffic examiner for driving licences and NaTIS officer; and Dina Makena, 49, a cashier and NaTIS officer.

Also before the court are driving school owner Mpho April Aphane, 43; Petrus Herman Raga, 48, a management representative and examiner of vehicles and driving licences as well as a NaTIS officer; and cashiers and NaTIS officers Selemogae Molepo, 63, and Leuba Monama, 63.

The arrests form part of investigations into allegations that motorists were able to obtain driving licences through the payment of cash at the testing centre.

The matter was postponed to 21 September for address verification and checks to determine whether the accused have previous or pending criminal records.

All eight accused will remain in custody until their next court appearance, when their bail applications are expected to be heard.