A further full report:
An SA Airways pilot was on Wednesday convicted in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud and corruption relating to the buying of pilot's licence examination papers.
Magistrate Mario Jungbluth found Isaiah Nombo, 42, not guilty on three more charges.
Brandon Harris, formerly an official at the Department of Transport, testified he had sold seven examination papers for the Airline Transport Pilot's licence to Nombo for R7 000, and ensured that the same set of papers was given to him when he wrote the examinations.
When Nombo failed one paper, Harris sold another to him for a further R500, which he passed.
In his evidence, Nombo denied that any such transactions ever happened.
Harris last year pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and corruption relating to the sale of examination papers. He was sentenced to three years' correctional supervision, a year's imprisonment or a R20 000 fine. A further six-year jail sentence was suspended for five years.
Jungbluth said in the light of the fact that Harris had already pleaded guilty and been punished for his role in the matter, there was no reason for him to lie about Nombo's involvement.
He therefore rejected Nombo's version.
The magistrate found Nombo not guilty on two charges of corruption, which he said was materially the same as the other corruption charge. The state also did not lead evidence or ask for a conviction on a charge of the contravention of the aviation regulations.
Nombo's bail was extended until March 1 for sentencing.