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SowetanLive reports that in just four working days in 2021, three officials from the Sedibeng District Municipality in the Vaal allegedly embezzled more than R4m in vehicle licence disc renewal revenue.
This theft marked the onset of larger misappropriation totaling R23.5m from November 2021 to December 2024. The case against the trio centres around the abuse of the NaTIS (electronic National Traffic Information System) platform, through which employees within the municipality’s vehicle licensing department allegedly diverted millions of rand in government revenue. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has enlisted the help of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) to launch a criminal investigation into NaTIS fraud at the municipality. The most recent incident involves Khotso Mkhize, the stepson of Sedibeng mayor Lerato Maloka. He is alleged to have conducted fraudulent transactions on the NaTIS system valued at R5,5m on 17 December 2024. Gauteng MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs Jacob Mamabolo, revealed last month that R18m had been stolen by abusing the NaTIS platform between November and December 2024, excluding the R5.5m allegedly stolen by Mkhize.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tefo Mothibeli at SowetanLive
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