Driving school owners barricade Mbombela testing centre

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Several driving school owners closed the gates to the Mbombela Drivers and Learners Testing Centre (DLTC) on Tuesday, accusing some officials of increasing alleged bribe money from R1 500 to R2 000.
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Mbombela’s Driving School Owners (MDSO), an association of several driving schools in the area, barricaded the DLTC, allegedly refusing to pay a R500 increase in so-called bribes allegedly charged to allow its applicants to pass. According to the MDSO chairperson, Stanzo Chikobela, they had been paying the officials at the centre R1 500 per applicant for codes 8 and 10, and R2 500 for code 14.He said some examiners had informed them that they were going to increase both prices by R500 as from November 1.
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“We explained to them that the money was too much for our customers and that the increases would collapse our businesses that are currently struggling. They promised to come back to us with feedback. But nothing happened until today [November 1] when we realised that our customers who did not have R2 000, failed their tests,” he alleged.
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Several driving school owners closed the gates to the Mbombela Drivers and Learners Testing Centre (DLTC) on Tuesday, accusing some officials of increasing alleged bribe money from R1 500 to R2 000.

Inflation....Gets all of us...
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mojoman said:
Several driving school owners closed the gates to the Mbombela Drivers and Learners Testing Centre (DLTC) on Tuesday, accusing some officials of increasing alleged bribe money from R1 500 to R2 000.

Inflation....Gets all of us...
:laugh:
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A protest against a bribe increase... Calling on the Hawks to investigate...

“We then decided to close all the gates so that no one will do their testing until the responsible department intervenes. We are also calling on the Hawks to investigate the DLTC, because corruption is getting out of hand. If they can increase bribe money as if they are allowed to, that is wrong. They are killing our businesses and robbing innocent people,” they said.
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I can't even. This problem is greater than the DLTC.
 
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mojoman said:
Several driving school owners closed the gates to the Mbombela Drivers and Learners Testing Centre (DLTC) on Tuesday, accusing some officials of increasing alleged bribe money from R1 500 to R2 000.

Inflation....Gets all of us...
:laugh:
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legalized corruption.

viva anc ..... viva ........
 
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PrimeSteak said:
Are we seriously at the point where we protest about the increase in bribe money?

Keep in mind, the officials probably won't be investigated...

I'm shocked really...
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Nothing to be shocked really. Just look at South Africa, the South African Government and ANC and their political parties that support them. Corruption has become common place since 1994. ANC policies and ideals since 1994 collapsed the economy and private sector. This left the door wide open for everyone to simply be.... corrupt. Corruption had been overlooked in large. Criminals are not being punished, unless if your corruption is done without the acknowledgement of the government.

So, something we need to get used to and live with. This is Africa.
 
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Pitbull said:
This is not America, it's against the law unless there is an arrow...
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Yep but I see it at every junction on my general JHB commute. And it's not just taxi-alike morons in beaten up jalopies like you'd expect. Your captains of industry pouring out of commercial banks and technology firms in their leased SUVs are doing this. Cuntishness and stupidity is not dependent on income or professional standing.
 
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