"The other two that were arrested are a driving school owner and a taxi driver," spokesman Logan Maistry said in a statement.
On November 13, the Mokopane Regional Court in Limpopo sentenced a former traffic officer to six years' imprisonment, without the option of a fine, for fraudulently issuing learner and drivers' licences.
On November 11, three men and two women, believed to be part of a syndicate which sold fake learner and driving licences in and around Bloemfontein, were arrested. In September in Piet Retief, an examiner was found guilty and sentenced to four years behind bars for fraudulently issuing licences.
In October, a police captain from Pongola was sentenced to five years in jail, without the option of a fine, for buying a driving licence at the Piet Retief testing centre.
Between April 2005 and September 2009, criminal cases were instituted against 2022 private individuals and 350 government officials for fraudulent learner and driving licences.
"Of these, 1079 criminal cases have been successfully concluded and 668 cases have been referred to departments and municipalities to institute disciplinary proceedings."
Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin on Tuesday welcomed the bust of the alleged Stellenbosch syndicate.
"More arrests in other provinces can be expected soon. We are closing the net on fraudulent learner and driving licences and will leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators to book," Cronin said in a statement.
"Attacking inefficiency, fraud and corruption in our driver licensing and testing systems forms an integral part of our mandate."
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