This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.The New Age reports that scores of motorists watched in disbelief when an on-duty senior traffic officer attached to the Thembisile Hani local municipality was issued with a R500 traffic fine by his provincial counterpart on the notorious Moloto Road in Phola Park near KwaMhanga on Thursday morning.
This followed after the local traffic supervisor, Themba Godfrey Skhosana, 41, in full uniform and in an unmarked state vehicle, failed to stop at a four way intersection.
Thereafter, his provincial counterpart, who was monitoring the intersection, pulled him off and issued him with a traffic fine in full view of The New Age reporter, who was driving behind Skhosana and witnessed his disrespect for traffic regulations.
When approached for comment on breaking the law, Skhosana said: Journalist, look here, I am a traffic supervisor. Do not worry, here is the fine you wanted the officer to issue me with and I will approach the court of law to reduce the fine. What else do you want? Let me go because I’m in a hurry to report to work.”
Thembisile Hani local municipality’s spokesperson, Simphiwe Mashiyane, said they were shocked by the conduct of the senior law enforcement officer. “Such behaviour cannot be tolerated because no one is above the law. We call on our traffic officers to also practice what they preach. Everyone has to obey the law regardless of his or her position.”
Community safety, security and liaison provincial spokesperson Moeti Mmusi said law enforcers failing to adhere to the law should also be dealt with harshly. “”We applaud the provincial officer for issuing the local officer with a fine for breaking the law. We once again thank The New Age for ensuring that the officer also leaves the spot with a fine like other law breakers.”
Mmusi went on to say: As the province, we strongly condemn such behaviour and appeal to all our law enforcers to respect what they are enforcing to others as well.”
This report by France Nyaka appeared on page 21 of The New Age of 10 November 2017
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