A 25-year-old alleged fraudster has been arrested after she failed to appear in court.
She and her boyfriend allegedly conned 350 people out of administration fees which they paid to join an entrepreneurship programme.
It is alleged that the victims were promised a R3 000 monthly stipend.
A suspected fraudster who allegedly conned 350 people into paying for a fake entrepreneurship programme, has been rearrested after she failed to appear in court.
Palesa Maje, 25, was released on bail after her initial arrest but she failed to attend one of her appearances.
On Sunday, members of the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team in Mpumalanga rearrested her at the Honeydew informal settlement in Gauteng, Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said.
Premier Oscar Mabuyane. (Photo by Luvuyo Mehlwana)
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane has opened a case of crimen injuria against whistleblower Phadima Fukula following his corruption claims on social media.
Fukula claims Mabuyane gave him money to deliver to a judge.
He has since disappeared without a trace after laying the charges of corruption.
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane has opened a case of crimen injuria against his so-called accuser, Phadima Fukula, who claimed the premier had given him money to hand over to a judge in July 2017.
Mabuyane dismissed the claims, saying they were frivolous , while branding Fukula an outright liar.
PHOTO: Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images
Two Hawks officials have been arrested after they allegedly defrauded the police by submitting fictitious invoices.
The arrested officials were recently promoted to sergeants at the Serious Corruption Offences units in Pretoria and Ivory Park.
Investigations revealed that most of the guesthouse invoices the suspects submitted allegedly did not exist.
Two Hawks officials, recently promoted to sergeants at the Serious Corruption Offences units in Pretoria and Ivory Park, have been arrested after allegedly defrauding the police by submitting fictitious accommodation invoices.
In a statement, the Hawks confirmed that two of its own were arrested on Thursday.
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FORMER police constable Tshepo Mpapa has been sentenced to four years in jail by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.
The sentencing was wholly suspended and he will serve three years under correctional supervision.
According to Hawks spokesman Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, the constable stopped an alleged intoxicated driver of a vehicle on 30 July, 2017 and offered to drive him home in Amandasig, Tshwane.
He said upon arrival at the complainant’s home, Ledwaba demanded R2 000 for driving the complainant home safely, which the complainant did not have at the time
“He took the complainant’s contact number to remind him of what he had demanded the following day. The matter was reported at the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation in Tshwane for further investigation,” he said.