SAPS Police Captain Convicted of Bribery
Captain Shange was caught red-handed accepting R5,000 from an undercover agent during a staged traffic stop in South Africa
Published June 6, 2025
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Captain Shange of the South African Police Service (SAPS) was convicted of bribery in 2022 after being caught red-handed accepting R5,000 from an undercover agent from the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) during a staged traffic stop.
He was sentenced to four years in prison. The case has since been cited as a landmark example of the widespread police corruption that plagues traffic law enforcement within SAPS.
A Symptom of Systematic Corruption
Captain Shange's case points to a far broader problem within South African policing. According to Corruption Watch, bribery accounts for 31 percent of all reported complaints against SAPS officers nationwide.
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Bribery at traffic stop
Captain Shange receives 5,000 Rand from an undercover RTMC investigator during a staged traffic stop and is caught red-handed.
Conviction of four years in prison
Captain Shange is convicted of bribery and sentenced to four years in prison. The verdict becomes an example case for corruption within SAPS.
In Gauteng province — which includes Johannesburg — the figure is even higher. There, 47 percent of complaints relate to officers demanding money in exchange for turning a blind eye to alleged traffic violations.
These numbers suggest that cases like Captain Shange's are not isolated incidents, but symptoms of deeply entrenched corruption within the organization.
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