MEC suspends tests for jobs

Johannesburg Metro cop with a motorist who commited a traffic offence in the center of Johannesburg city. 061008 Pic:Boxer Ngwenya

Johannesburg Metro cop with a motorist who commited a traffic offence in the center of Johannesburg city. 061008 Pic:Boxer Ngwenya

Published Dec 30, 2012

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Durban - KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu has suspended all tests for Road Traffic Inspectorate jobs after seven people died, SABC radio news reported on Sunday.

In a statement on Saturday he said he would investigate the incident whereby “scores” of people who were trying to get a job at the road traffic inspectorate, collapsed during a fitness test.

“More than 34 000 applicants qualified for the 90 trainee posts which were advertised,” said Mchunu in a statement.

He said that 15 600 applicants attended a fitness test at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Thursday, and a similar number attended on Friday.

“Scores of them could not cope with the hot weather condition and collapsed.”

Many were taken to hospital.- Sapa

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