The Hawks in KZN said that six officials from the Department of Home Affairs appeared in court Monday on corruption charges.
The six, aged between 30 and 63, were arrested in the Eastern Cape, Free State and Kwazulu Natal between 23 and 26 March.
The arrests were made by Hawks members from the Durban Commercial Crime Unit in conjunction with the Department of Home Affairs Counter Corruption Team.
The Hawks said “three Home Affairs officials from Kokstad office are amongst the arrested suspects.”
“Investigations revealed that during the year 2016, the three Home Affairs officials processed more than one thousand Late Registration of Birth (LRB) applications without following proper procedures,” said Hawks spokesperson, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo.
He said the six appeared in court in the Durban Specialised Commercial Court where three were granted bail of R5000 each while the other three were released on warning.
The case was postponed to 31 May 2017.
