A traffic officer has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, suspended for five years for accepting a bribe.<\/p>\n
Isaac Clifford Lubisi was arrested in 2017 as part of Operation Siyabangena, which sought to address traffic officer corruption in Limpopo. <\/p>\n
\u201cLubisi\u2019s trial was lengthy and had many postponements but he was eventually found guilty and sentenced. He no longer qualifies to work as a traffic law enforcement officer and his registration will be cancelled,\u201d the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Lubisi was sentenced in the Tzaneen Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Johannesburg Magistrate\u2019s Court has sentenced Olusey Babatunde Ajayi to a R10 000 fine or 12 months imprisonment with half of either sentence suspended for five years for operating as a bogus doctor.<\/p>\n
\u201cAjayi was arrested as part of Operation Recall by the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit [NTACU] and the Health Professional Council of South Africa to address doctors who were irregularly issuing medical certificates to heavy motor vehicle drivers seeking to apply for professional driving permits. A total of 16 bogus doctors were arrested as part of that operation and 14 of them have been convicted,\u201d the RTMC said.<\/p>\n
Ajayi\u2019s co-accused Adeniyi Adeyemi Ogunsula is expected to appear before the same court for the conclusion of his trial soon.<\/p>\n