The Sunday, 21 June episode of Carte Blanche delves into accusations that the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), a body created to enhance road safety, is encountering significant financial and governance issues.
Supported by licensing revenues, traffic penalties, and state funding, the RTMC functions with a budget close to R2 billion.
Nonetheless, sources allege that the agency has issued dubious contracts, misallocated resources, and engaged in practices that could be viewed as corrupt, all while sidelining its primary mission of road safety.
The inquiry looks into expenditures on expensive training initiatives, improvements to facilities, equipment that is said to be inappropriate for its designated use, and an escalating payroll, heightening apprehensions that the RTMC is on the brink of a financial and operational downfall.
Credibility among South African viewers
Carte Blanche is an investigative journalism series from South Africa broadcast on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00.
Its inaugural episode premiered on 21 August 1988, and over the past 34 years, it has established credibility among South African viewers through its investigations into corruption, consumer matters, and contemporary events.
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