DA slams Hawks over Cape Town councillor media blunder
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The DA has labelled a Hawks error linking a DA councillor to fraud involving the
Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS)
, as a smear campaign .
Grose handed herself over to police on Thursday.
The DA has lashed out at South Africa s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation unit, the Hawks, after they backtracked on a statement saying DA councillor Nora Grose had allegedly misappropriated TERS funding.
The Hawks initially released a statement saying they suspected Grose of involvement in defrauding Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funding.
However, they have since released a statement saying there s nothing linking Grose to the TERS funding, and that she s instead accused of money laundering charges related to food parcels and money diverted through a church.
Hawks: Corruption-accused CT DA councillor linked to food parcel funds not TERS The Hawks initially indicated that Nora Grose allegedly facilitated the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme funding along with chairperson of the South African Religious Civic Organisation, Reuben Swartz. The DA in the Western Cape noted that this information was incorrect. DA councillor Nora Grose. Picture: Hawks
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CAPE TOWN - The Hawks have clarified the matter regarding the Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor who is accused of fraud and money laundering.
Table View councillor Nora Grose appeared in court last week after she handed herself over to the Hawks.
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Pensioner waits years for payout
By Murphy Nganga
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Cape Town - As the threat of a third wave of Covid-19 looms over the country, more people are growing concerned about another cycle of financial distress.
Pensioner Pieter Adams, 60, said he has been waiting 19 years for his pension fund to pay out. However, after reaching out to the Weekend Argus, there was a light at the end of the tunnel.
Senior communications manager at the Government Pensions Administration Agency Mack Lewele confirmed yesterday that the case will be paid by June.
“Unless there are challenges such as wrong bank accounts etc. PDP (Previously Discriminated Practices) cases are a bit complicated because we have to verify things such as making sure that we pay the right person and the periods claimed correspond with our records. If there are any challenges we will contact the client directly but at this point it looks as if all is okay,” said Lewele.
City accused of lying after DA councillor in court for Covid-19 relief fraud
21 May 2021 10:31 AM
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DA councillor Nora Grose made a brief appearance in the Atlantis Magistratesâ Court on charges of fraud and money laundering on Thursday.
Table View councillor Nora Grose handed herself over to the Hawks at the Atlantis SAPS Community Centre prior to her court appearance.
The 64-year-old is accused of laundering Covid-19 employee relief funds and food relief funds through a Table View church.
It s alleged that she colluded with Reuben Swartz, the chairperson of the SA Religious Civic Organisation (Sarco) to use Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) funds and City of Cape Town funds for personal gain.