Pretoria - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at combating fraud and corruption at drivers licensing and testing centres, privately owned vehicle testing services and registration authorities, has been signed today.
The MoU, signed by Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi and the South African Insurance Crime Bureau (SAICB), comes following the identification of a need to investigate the incidence of fraud and corruption in the motor vehicle, driver licences testing and vehicle road worthiness environment.
“We are extremely pleased that the memorandum we are signing today will result in a formal partnership between our department and the SAICB aimed at reducing and combating fraud and corruption. It will formally strengthen the co-operation and co-ordination between the department and the SAICB,” said MEC Vadi on Tuesday.
The SAICB has established itself as an effective and valuable instrument in the fight against insurance crime.
While government was continuing its efforts to counter crime in general, it cannot do it alone.
“The criminal threats posed to both government and the private sector require an increased level of commitment and co-ordination between the public and private sectors,” MEC Vadi added.
The partnership between the two is aimed at sharing information that relates to vehicle fraud, crime and corruption across the department, the insurance industry and other crime prevention agencies to enable an increased conviction rate of criminals operating in the sector.
It also aims to increase capacity and skills transfer in the department and SAICB on forensic investigations to detect fraudulent transactions, while also aiming to develop greater synergies between the two parties to reduce the risk of vehicle cloning.
“This agreement signifies our commitment to service delivery through a partnership between government and the private sector aimed at curbing crime in our province. We look forward to embrace this win-win recipe to improve the level of services to Gauteng residents,” said MEC Vadi. - SAnews.gov.za
