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87 undocumented foreigners found in truck stopped in Polokwane

The truck was stopped when the driver failed to adhere to a traffic sign

POLOKWANE – According to police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe, police in Westenburg outside Polokwane have arrested a 50-year-old truck driver for bribery and other possible additional criminal charges.

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The driver was arrested in the early hours of this morning, 12 September when he failed to adhere to a traffic sign, going into the Polokwane Traffic Control Centre.

“Upon inspection of the vehicle, Provincial Traffic Police Officers discovered 87 undocumented Malawian nationals. The driver was immediately arrested,” Ngoepe said. 

Preliminary police investigations have revealed that the truck was en-route from Malawi to Durban.

“The foreigners are still being processed accordingly and the driver will appear before the Polokwane Magistrates Court, soon,” Ngoepe concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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