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A traffic cop 'walking the beat' and helping direct the traffic. Image: http://img.radio.cz/pictures/r/policie/policista_doprava.jpg

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They are now required to cover an area with a radius of 30km on foot, including Khutsong, Welverdiend, Wedela, Western Deep, Fochville and Carletonville.

Traffic officers who spoke to Sowetan on condition of anonymity said they were called to a meeting by their manager, Moses Masalesa, on Monday, and told they would start patrolling the streets on foot.

Another officer said Masalesa had on previous occasions told them he would not allow his performance bonuses to be affected by failure to issue a target of 100 tickets.

Masalesa declined to comment.

Their salaries of R10,000 a month were reduced by between R2,000 and R4,000 in December.

Municipal spokesman Slums Magodielo said the vehicles were withdrawn by management because officers misused them.

He said salaries that were reduced would be corrected at the end of the month.

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Fri May 24 12:48:05 SAST 2013 ::

Aug 8, 2012

BRA-MAFUTHA

The reason they not issuing tickets is because they taking bribes..
Mara why did they cut their salary like that?
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Aug 8, 2012

2shy2call

Woooo is this the way we must be treated? We motorists. Now this guys will issue a ticket for smiling while driving.
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Aug 8, 2012

MommaC

Well that just proves that the Traffic Department is nothing more than a money making racket and has nothing at all to do with road safety.
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Aug 8, 2012

Bhali

This is a joke. What happens when people obey rules of the road and less 100 transgress? This is not Zimbabwe people.
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Aug 8, 2012

Voetzek

The country is coming to an end, lord have messi
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Aug 8, 2012

Lehido

That means the f*kin manager, maselesa or whatever the hell his name is, Wants pefomance bonus on our miseries or bad behaviour....The more we transgress the more money he gets?..

Where is the Transport department when thingd turn this way.......
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Aug 8, 2012

TDK

I guess those cars were subsidized ones.
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Aug 8, 2012

papamasentlelebonolo

They cut their salaries bcos they get street allowence (tjotjo)
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Aug 8, 2012

DrunkenMaster

Remove that Moses bastard, because he seems to hold grudges against the poor Traffic Officers.
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Aug 8, 2012

golly459

No need to wory cause you make 50% of your salaries through bribes???

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