The De Aar Magistrate Court found a former municipal traffic official of Emthanjeni Local Municipality guilty of fraud and authorising the issue of a driving licence without testing applicants as prescribed.
Elmarie Makemane (47) used her position as a traffic officer and examiner to issue a driving licence without testing the applicant.
Fraud was committed when the convict used the credentials of a colleague, a cashier at the same office to authorise the issuing without her permission.
Makemane made numerous court appearances until the case was finalised on Monday, 19 June 2023.
She pleaded guilty to all charges with the court concurring and sentenced her on all counts.
The sentencing was combined and she was handed two years direct imprisonment with an option of a fine of R12 000, plus 12 months imprisonment suspended for four years’.
