
R500 to swap your photo with a foreigner: Inside home affairs passport corruption scheme
According to the South African Police Service (Saps), the arrest stems from a long‑running investigation into fraudulent passport applications involving corrupt Home Affairs officials and vulnerable South African citizens.
The arrest stems from a long‑running investigation into fraudulent passport applications involving corrupt Home Affairs officials.
Collaboration Mogale emphasised that the takedown resulted from close collaboration between the Gauteng Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit, the Department of Home Affairs Anti‑Corruption Unit, the National Prosecuting Authority, and its Asset Forfeiture Unit.
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