The Hawks' provincial spokesperson, Nomthandazo Mnisi, says the officials were arrested for defrauding the Kimberley based Sol-Plaatje Municipality. She says these officials were also apprehended for money laundering of an amount of approximately R1.6 million between 2011 and 2016. Mnisi says more arrests are imminent.

OFM News previously reported that a senior traffic official and a driving school instructor were arrested for corruption involving R3500 to unlawfully award individuals their driver's licences.

In February 2021, a court interpreter who was stationed in Pampierstad was arrested by the Hawks. The interpreter was arrested for corruption and theft.

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