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Makhado traffic cop duo granted bail in alleged taxi permit fraud

By Thembi Siaga • 25 July 2025
Makhado traffic cop duo granted bail in alleged taxi permit fraud

A traffic officer and a former chief traffic officer from the Makhado Municipality have been granted bail after being arrested for allegedly defrauding taxi operators of more than R100,000 by selling fake operating permits.

A traffic officer and a former chief traffic officer from the Makhado Municipality have been granted bail after being arrested for allegedly defrauding taxi operators of more than R100,000 by selling fake operating permits.

The arrests took place on Friday, 18 July. The duo, Jan Zitha (65) and Gushile William Mathonsi (55), appeared in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate's Court on Monday, 21 July.

Zitha, a former chief traffic officer from Bungeni, and Mathonsi, a traffic officer fr...

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